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Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)

MALE (DORSAL)

MALE (VENTRAL)

FEMALE (DORSAL)

FEMALE (VENTRAL)

 

 

Caterpillar HostplantsSt. Augustine Grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), Corn (Zea mays), Thin Paspalum (Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifolium), Witch Grass (Panicum capillare), and Johnson Grass (Sorghum halepense).
Area Sighting
Locations
Throughout the metroplex.
Seasonal Flight DataMarch - December.
General NotesFresh individuals have a violet sheen on the ventral surface of the hindwing and outer margin of the forewing. This fades quickly and older individuals can look quite different from newly emerged specimens.

Additional Photographs

OVA

LARVA

PUPA

ADULT


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