Liris Skipper (Lerema ancillaris [Evans])
Wing span: 1 - 1 1/8 inches (2.5 - 2.9 cm).
Identification: Upperside is brown-black; male forewing has a dark stigma. Underside of hindwing is yellow-brown with no markings.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: August-October in South Texas, throughout the year in Mexico.
Caterpillar hosts: Grasses including bamboo and sugarcane.
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Subtropical forests near rivers.
Range: Peru north through Central America to Mexico. A stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
