Heliopetes macaira
Heliopetes macaira | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Pyrgini |
Genus: | Heliopetes |
Species: | H. macaira |
Binomial name | |
Heliopetes macaira (Reakirt, [1867]) | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
Subspecies
- Heliopetes macaira macaira (Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela)
- Heliopetes macaira orbigera (Brazil, Bolivia)
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