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Chisos Banded-Skipper

(Autochton cinctus)

 

 

 

Chisos Banded-Skipper (Autochton cinctus Plötz)

Wing span: Not reported.

Identification: Upperside of wings is dark brown; forewing has a narrow white band. Hindwing fringe is pure white.

Life history: Not reported.

Flight: Probably several from March-September.

Caterpillar hosts: Beggar's ticks (Desmodium) in the pea family (Fabaceae).

Adult food: Flower nectar.

Habitat: Oak-pine woodlands.

Range: Chisos Mountains of west Texas south to El Salvador.

 

Chisos Banded-Skipper (Autochton cinctus)