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Achalarus lyciades
Skipper where upperside of wings is dark brown; center of forewing with a transparent gold band. Fringes are checkered. Underside of hindwing is black-brown with a wide silvery white band along most of the outer margin. Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 1 15/16 inches (4.5 - 4.9 cm).
This one was nectaring on lantana at a cultivated butterfly garden at the Silver Bluff Audubon Center near Jackson (Aiken County), SC.
Caterpillar Hosts: Beggar's ticks (Desmodium); occasionally false indigo (Baptisia) and bush clover (Lespedeza); all in the pea family (Fabaceae). Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of common milkweed, dogbane, buttonbush, Japanese honeysuckle, and New Jersey tea.
Spotted on Aug 30, 2014
Submitted on Dec 26, 2014
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