Lerodea eufala

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Lerodea eufala
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Lerodea
Species:
L. eufala
Binomial name
Lerodea eufala
(Edwards, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia eufalaEdwards, 1869
  • Euphyes eufalaDyar, 1903
  • Goniloba dispersaHerrich-Schäffer, 1869
  • Pamphila floridaeMabille, 1876
  • Carystus micyllaBurmeister, 1878
  • Lerodea eufala floridae var. obscuraLindsey et al., 1931 (nom. nud.)
  • Hesperia fuscaReed, 1877 (preocc. Grote & Robinson, 1869)
  • Lerodea reediHayward, [1940]

Lerodea eufala, the Eufala skipper or rice leaffolder, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the coast of Georgia, south through Florida and west across the southern United States to southern California, south through Mexico and Central America to Patagonia. In the summer, it expands its range north to central California, North Dakota, southern Wisconsin, northern Michigan and Washington, D.C.

Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala).jpg

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. There are two generations, with adults on wing from February to October in the deep south. There are multiple generations throughout the year in Florida, southern Texas and Arizona.

The larvae feed on various grasses including Sorghum halepense , Cynodon dactylon and Saccharum officinarum . Adults feed on the nectar from various flowers including croton, alfalfa, composites and lippia.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Lerodea eufala Eufala Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.