Lerema accius
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In Hephzibah, Georgia | |
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Species: | L. accius
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Lerema accius (Smith, 1797)
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Lerema accius, the clouded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from Georgia west to Texas, south to Florida, and south through Mexico and Central America to Venezuela and Colombia.
The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing year round in Florida and southern Texas.
The larvae feed on various grasses including Stenotaphrum secundatum, and . Adults feed on the nectar of various pink, purple, or white flowers, including shepherd's needle, selfheal, vervain, buttonbush and lantana.
Subspecies[]
- Lerema accius accius
- Lerema accius lochius (Venezuela)
Photos[]
Ventral view
References[]
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Lerema accius Clouded Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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Categories:
- NatureServe secure species
- Hesperiinae
- Hesperiidae of South America
- Lepidoptera of Colombia
- Butterflies described in 1797
- Butterflies of Central America
- Butterflies of North America
- Hesperiinae stubs