 The wingspan is between 32 and 44 mm, not to be confused with the sleepy orange that is large and orange not yellow.The dorsal view of the forewing has a broad dark margin and the hindwing's ventral view has two basal blacks spots.The little yellow lives as far south as Costa Rica north through southern portions of the United States, they can be seen throughout much more of the United States but this is due to seasonal colonization from the south.