Cecropterus lyciades explained
Cecropterus lyciades, the hoary edge, is a species of skipper in the family Hesperiidae which can be seen throughout the eastern United States in open woodlands, deciduous mixed forest and sandy areas. Cecropterus lyacides is an uncommon butterfly that is named after an underlying whitish patch on the hindwing patch.
Description
The wingspan of the hoary edge is 4.5 to 4.9 cm. This butterfly is very similar in appearance to Epargyreus clarus but is smaller and has a longer strip of diffused silver on its wing.
Life cycle
There are two broods each year in April and September.
Larval foods
References
- Web site: Species Achalarus lyciades - Hoary Edge . Iowa State University Entomology . 2008-10-11.
- Book: Scott, James A. . The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide . James A. Scott . Stanford University Press . 1992 . 0-8047-2013-4 . registration .
- Book: Kaufman, Kenn . Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides) . Kenn Kaufman . Brock, Jim P. . Houghton Mifflin Co. . 2003 . 0-618-15312-8.
- Book: Glassberg, Jeffrey . Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East . Jeffrey Glassberg . Oxford University Press . 1999 . 0-19-510668-7.
- Jinhui Shen, Qian Cong, Dominika Borek, Zbyszek Otwinowski and Nick V. Grishin*, “Complete Genome of Achalarus lyciades, The First Representative of the Eudaminae Subfamily of Skippers”, Current Genomics (2017) 18: 366.
