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Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus )

DORSAL

VENTRAL

 

Caterpillar HostplantsAtlantic Pigeon-Wings (Clitoria mariana), Velvet-Leaf Tick-Clover (Desmodium viridiflorum), Hoary Tick-Clover (Desmodium canescens), Soy-Bean (Glycine max), Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), Lima Bean (Phaseolus limensis), Hog-Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) and Wisteria (Wisteria fructescens).
Area Sighting
Locations		Norbuck Park
Seasonal Flight DataJuly - October.
General NotesDescription: Brown above with large hyaline spots on forewing. Iridescent green on body and basal portions of both forewing and hindwings. Hind have long tails. Ventral forewing has solid postmedian band (Dorantes Longtail postmedian band is broken at the subapical margin by a small band of ground color). Ventral hindwing has a solid dark band (unlike Dorantes Longtail, which is a series of separate dark areas).

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LARVA

PUPA

ADULT

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