Double-dotted Skipper (Decinea percosius [Godman])
Wing span: 7/8 - 1 3/8 inches (2.2 - 3.5 cm).
Identification: Wings are dark brown. Upperside of forewing has an angled transparent spot in the cell; hindwing has one small transparent spot in the middle of the wing. Underside of the hindwing is yellow-brown.
Life history: Caterpillars feed on leaves at night, and rest in leaf shelters during the day.
Flight: March-November in South Texas and Mexico.
Caterpillar hosts: Various grasses.
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Tropical forests and scrub, resacas, and flower gardens.
Range: Belize north to Mexico. Occasional colonist to the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
