Urbanus dorantes
Urbanus dorantes | |
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U. d. santiago in Cuba | |
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Genus: | Urbanus
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Species: | U. dorantes
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Urbanus dorantes (Stoll, [1790])
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Urbanus dorantes, the lilac-banded longtail or Dorantes longtail, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Strays can be found as far north as northern California, southern Arizona, southern Missouri and North Carolina.[2]
The wingspan is 37–51 mm. There are three to four generations throughout the year in southern Florida and southern Texas.
The larvae feed on various legumes, including wild and cultivated Phaseolus species, Desmodium and blue peas Clitoria. Adults feed on flower nectar from various plants, including shepherd's needle, lantana, trilisa, ironweed, and bougainvillea.
Subspecies[]
- Urbanus dorantes dorantes (Texas, Mexico, Surinam, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela)
- Urbanus dorantes santiago (Brazil, Jamaica, Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba, Grenada)
- Urbanus dorantes obscurus (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saba, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados)
- Urbanus dorantes galapagensis (Galapagos)
- Urbanus dorantes calafia (Mexico (Baja California))
- Urbanus dorantes cramptoni (Antilles, Puerto Rico)
References[]
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Cecropterus dorantes Dorantes Longtail". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "North Carolina Butterfly Website". www.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
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Categories:
- NatureServe secure species
- Eudaminae
- Butterflies of Central America
- Butterflies of the Caribbean
- Butterflies of North America
- Hesperiidae of South America
- Lepidoptera of the Caribbean
- Lepidoptera of Brazil
- Lepidoptera of Colombia
- Lepidoptera of Ecuador
- Lepidoptera of Venezuela
- Fauna of the Amazon
- Hesperiidae stubs