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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Hesperiidae
Eantis
Eantis tamenund

Sickle-winged Skipper

Eantis tamenund
Eantis tamenund
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Summary

Achlyodes mithridates, the sickle-winged skipper or Jung's dusky wing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through tropical America and the West Indies to southern Texas. A regular stray north to central Texas, rarely to Arkansas and Kansas. The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing all year round in most of its range. The larvae feed on leaves of Rutaceae species, including Zanthoxylum fagara in Texas and Zanthoxylum monophyllum in tropical America. Adults feed on flower nectar.

Sickle-winged Skipper

Eantis tamenund

Is Sickle-winged Skipper harmful?

There is no data about harmful of this species. Don't forget to be careful.

Sientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Eantis