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Species Staphylus hayhurstii - Hayhurst's Scallopwing - Hodges#3932

Representative Images

spread winged skipper - Staphylus hayhurstii Hayhurst's Scallopwing For Illinois In September - Staphylus hayhurstii - female Hayhurst's Scallopwing - Staphylus hayhurstii - male Unknown Butterfly - Staphylus hayhurstii Staphylus hayhurstii Hayhurst's Scallopwing - Staphylus hayhurstii Hayhurst’s Scallopwing Butterfly - Staphylus hayhurstii. - Staphylus hayhurstii Early instar of Hayhurst's Scallopwing - Staphylus hayhurstii
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)
Tribe Carcharodini
Genus Staphylus (Scallopwings)
Species hayhurstii (Hayhurst's Scallopwing - Hodges#3932)

Hodges Number

3932

Food

Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium album) and Chaff Flower (Alternanthera sp.)

Internet References

Butterflies and Moths of North America
Moth Photographers Group
Alabama Butterfly Atlas
North American Butterfly Association
Dallas Butterflies
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 20 February, 2005 - 11:39am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, marcie oconnor
Last updated 8 August, 2021 - 6:03pm

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