Cecropterus dorantes

Cecropterus dorantes
Cecropterus dorantes dorantes in Ecuador
Cecropterus dorantes santiago in Cuba
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Cecropterus
Species:	C. dorantes
Binomial name
Cecropterus dorantes (Stoll, [1790])
Synonyms
List Papilio dorantesStoll, [1790] Goniurus dorantes(Stoll, [1790]) Eudamus dorantes(Stoll, [1790]) Goniurus toronesHübner, 1821 Eudamus atletesC. & R. Felder, 1862 Eudamus amisusHewitson, 1867 Eudamus protillusHerrich-Schäffer, 1869 Goniurus retractusPlötz, 1880 Goniurus kefersteiniiPlötz, 1880 Goniurus cariosaHerrich-Schäffer, 1862 Goniurus corydonButler, 1870 Eudamus brevicaudataLathy, 1904 Eudamus parvusSkinner, 1920 Eudamus galapagensisWilliams, 1911 Urbanus galapagensis Urbanus dorantesStoll, 1790

Cecropterus dorantes, the lilac-banded longtail or Dorantes longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Strays can be found as far north as northern California, southern Arizona, southern Missouri and North Carolina. ^[2]

The wingspan is 37–51 mm. There are three to four generations throughout the year in southern Florida and southern Texas.

The larvae feed on various legumes, including wild and cultivated Phaseolus species, Desmodium and blue peas Clitoria . Adults feed on flower nectar from various plants, including shepherd's needle, lantana, trilisa, ironweed, and bougainvillea.^{[ citation needed ]}

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: ^[3]

• Cecropterus dorantes dorantes (Texas, Mexico, Surinam, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela)
• Cecropterus dorantes santiago (Brazil, Jamaica, Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba, Grenada)
• Cecropterus dorantes obscurus (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saba, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados)
• Cecropterus dorantes galapagensis (Galapagos)
• Cecropterus dorantes calafia (Mexico (Baja California))
• Cecropterus dorantes cramptoni (Antilles, Puerto Rico)

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Cecropterus dorantes Dorantes Longtail". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
2. "North Carolina Butterfly Website". www.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
3. Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1821304116 . PMC   6442542 . PMID   30877254.

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Bug Guide