Small light brown butterfly with white wing markings and big eyes - Brazilian Skipper - Calpodes ethlius ? - Calpodes ethlius - BugGuide.Net

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) » Calpodini » Calpodes » Brazilian Skipper - Hodges#4115 (Calpodes ethlius)

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Small light brown butterfly with white wing markings and big eyes - Brazilian Skipper - Calpodes ethlius ? - Calpodes ethlius

Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
July 29, 2014
Size: 1-1.5 inches body length

Small butterfly with large eyes that made a fairly loud buzzing sound as it flew by. Light brown in color with white wing markings. Photo shows a long proboscis extended out toward a leaf. It stayed motionless for a long time. It also landed on a purple penta flower but did not stay there long.

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Contributed by joan6153 on 29 July, 2014 - 2:30pm
Last updated 24 October, 2014 - 2:31pm

Moved

Moved from Skippers.

… William Edwards, 24 October, 2014 - 2:31pm

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… john and jane balaban, 24 August, 2014 - 9:57am

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Possibly Calpodes ethlius - Brazilian Skipper

Not an expert, but compare:

Also known as Canna Leaf Roller

… Monica Krancevic, 29 July, 2014 - 5:31pm

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Looks like a pretty good match!

Thanks Monica. This actually matches better than the Cloud or Lirius Skippers. The coloring and spots and the white around the eye looks right. Maybe an expert will stop by and confirm that it's a Brazilian.

… joan6153, 29 July, 2014 - 5:53pm

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a skipper

It's a skipper, which are butterflies but are kind of their own unique superfamily.

An expert might be able to narrow it down more for you!

… Molly Jacobson, 29 July, 2014 - 3:32pm

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Lerema accius or Lerema lirius?

Thanks for the info Molly! I thought it was a moth of some sort. I was not familiar with Skippers. Perhaps someone can tell whether it is a Clouded Skipper or the other type - the lirius.

… joan6153, 29 July, 2014 - 4:01pm

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