Hidden-ray Skipper (Conga chydaea [Butler])
Wing span: 15/16 - 1 3/16 inches (2.4 - 3 cm).
Identification: Upperside is dark brown; forewing has a number of small transparent spots. Underside is yellow-brown; forewing has a short white streak.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: July-October in South Texas, May-December in Mexico.
Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Along wooded canal levees in Texas.
Range: Argentina north through Central America to Mexico. A rare stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
