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Species Piruna haferniki - Hodges#3986

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Chisos Skipperling, Piruna haferniki - Piruna haferniki Chisos Skipperling - Piruna haferniki
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 Heteropterinae (Intermediate Skippers)
Genus Piruna
Species haferniki (Piruna haferniki - Hodges#3986)

Hodges Number

3986

Explanation of Names

Piruna haferniki H. Freeman, 1970

Size

25 mm

Identification

Upperside is blackish brown. Forewing has 3 same-sized spots at the apex and distinct oval postmedian spots; hindwing has no markings. Underside of forewing is the same as upperside; underside of hindwing is purplish gray with no markings

Range

w. TX (Brewster Co.) - Map - MPG

Life Cycle

Adults rest with their wings closed, but bask with hindwings open wide and forewings open to about 45 degrees. Males patrol to find receptive females. Caterpillars live and feed within nests of webbed leaves. Fully-grown caterpillars hibernate.

Remarks

Type Locality: “Green Gulch, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, elev. 5700 ft.”
The Nature Conservancy Global Rank: G1 - Critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity.
Texas Parks & Wildlife considers this to be a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN) (1)

Print References

Freeman, H.A. 1970. A new species of Piruna from Texas (Hesperiidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 24(4): 247-249.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
Discover Life

Works Cited

1.Texas "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN) - TPWD
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 1 June, 2006 - 6:02am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 3:09am

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