Spicauda procne

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Spicauda procne
Brown longtail (Urbanus procne) (2).jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Spicauda
Species:
S. procne
Binomial name
Spicauda procne
(Plötz, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Goniurus procnePlötz, 1880
  • Teleus procne(Plötz, 1880)
  • Urbanus procne(Plötz, 1880)

Spicauda procne, the brown longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America and Mexico to southern Texas. Rare strays can be found up to southern New Mexico, southern Arizona and southern California.

The wingspan is 37–48 mm. There are three generations per year in southern Texas.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Cynodon dactylon and Sorghum halepense .