Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily: Hesperioidea (Skippers)
Family: Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily: Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)
Genus: Chiomara
Species: georgina (White-patched Skipper)
Synonym:Chiomara (asychis) simon
Identification:
Each hindwing is brown with a large white patch in the center. The leading edge of the forewing is slightly bent or sickle-shaped. Males have a distinct white patch in the forewing, females' forewings are more mottled. Underside of hindwing is mostly white.
Range:
Argentina north to southern Texas and the West Indies, with strays further north as far as Kansas, Nevada, and southern Arizona.
Habitat:
gardens, clearings, edges
Season:
Year-round. Vagrants north of the usual range are most common in late summer and autumn.
Food:
Adults are nectarivores. Larvae feed on foliage of Malphigiaceae including Barbados Cherry (Malphigia glabra) and Gaudichaudia pentandra.
Life Cycle:
Larvae create nests by webbing leaves together.
Make: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
Software: GIMP 2.4.3
Exposure Time: 1/403
F-Stop: f/3.5
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Focal Length: 11500/1000 mm
Date Taken: 2010-07-10 09:15
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Flash: Flash did not fire
File Size: 189 kb
