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Species Spathilepia clonius - Falcate Skipper - Hodges#3920

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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 Spathilepia
Species clonius (Falcate Skipper - Hodges#3920)

Hodges Number

3920

Explanation of Names

Spathilepia clonius (Cramer, 1775)

Identification

Dark brown upperwings with a bold white diagonal band across the upper and lower surfaces of the forewing

Range

s. TX (as a stray) to Argentina - Map (MPG, BOA)

Food

Adults are nectar feeders. Caterpillars found on legumes of various genera.

Remarks

First U.S. Record: Pharr, Hidalgo Co., Texas - 1944 (Freeman, 1945)

Print References

Freeman, H.A. 1945. Notes on some Hesperiidae, with new records for the United States (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Entomological News 56(4): 102-104.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 27 May, 2006 - 3:25pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 4 January, 2018 - 12:56am

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