Eurema nicippe, the sleepy orange, is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae.
The forewing costal margin has a small, narrow black marking that resembles a closed eye.
[5] The sleepy orange generally prefers low elevation areas,[3] agricultural land, and disturbed sites,[5] and may be found in or around old fields, roadsides, woods edges, swamps, wet meadows, open woodlands, margins of ponds, waterways, and valleys.
[4] They are laid on the underside of the leaves of its host plant, often members of the legume family.
[6] The larva is pale green with a narrow white stripe along its length on either side and very short hairs.