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Skinner's Cloudywing

(Achalarus albociliatus)

 

 

Skinner's Cloudywing (Achalarus albociliatus [Mabille])

Wing span: Not reported.

Identification: Wings are brown with white fringes.

Life history: Not reported.

Flight: Many flights in Mexico.

Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.

Adult food: Flower nectar.

Habitat: Tropical thorn scrub and other tropical plant communities.

Range: Venezuela north to Mexico. A rare stray to Arizona and South Texas.

 

Skinner's Cloudywing (Achalarus albociliatus)