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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Dicot Skippers (Eudaminae) » Achalarus » Hoary Edge - Hodges#3904 (Achalarus lyciades)

Species Achalarus lyciades - Hoary Edge - Hodges#3904

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Eudaminae (Dicot Skippers)
Genus Achalarus
Species lyciades (Hoary Edge - Hodges#3904)
Hodges Number
3904
Size
Wingspan 4.5-4.9 cm.
Identification
Resembles Silver-spotted Skipper, but smaller, hindwing has diffuse frosty spot, going all the way to edge.
Range
Eastern United States
Habitat
Open woodlands, deciduous or mixed. Often near sandy soil, where hostplant found.
Season
April-September (2 broods)
Food
Adults take nectar, other fluids.
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on tickseed--Desomodium and other pea family--Fabaceae.
Remarks
Much less common than the similar, larger, Silver-spotted Skipper.
Print References
Glassberg (1)
Brock (2)
Scott (3)
Internet References
Butterflies of North America
RLE Photo
Jeff Pippen
USDA Forestry Images (First two linked images at that page are in error--an elfin. Others are correct.)
Works Cited
1.Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East
Jeffrey Glassberg. 1999. Oxford University Press.
2.Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides)
Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Co.
3.The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide
James A. Scott. 1992. Stanford University Press.
Contributed by Cotinis on 31 May, 2004 - 11:07am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 2 July, 2017 - 7:07am

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