Evans' Skipper (Panoquina fusina [H. A. Freeman])
Wing span: 1 5/8 - 1 3/4 inches (4.2 - 4.5 cm).
Identification: Wings are dark brown. Forewing upperside has large translucent amber spots. Underside of hindwing has a blue-violet sheen; an irregular white band is visible in males and obscure in females.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: Several broods; from October-November in South Texas, May-November in Mexico.
Caterpillar hosts: Perhaps sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum).
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Subtropical thorn forest.
Range: Paraguay north through mainland tropical America to central Mexico and Jamaica. A periodic stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
