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Heliopetes macaira (Turk's-cap White-Skipper)

Synonyms: Heliopetes cnemus; Hesperia locutia (heterotypic); Leucochitonea eulalia; Leucoscirtes nivea; Pyrgus macaira

Wikipedia Abstract

Heliopetes macaira, the Turk's-cap white-skipper , is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Texas in North America, south through Central America to Paraguay. The wingspan is 32–35 mm. There are several generations with adults on wing from April to November in southern Texas. The larvae feed on Malvaviscus drummondii. Adults feed on flower nectar.
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Infraspecies

Heliopetes macaira macaira
Heliopetes macaira nivella
Heliopetes macaira orbigera

Prey / Diet

Malvaviscus arboreus (wax mallow)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0