''Eantis mithridates'', also known as the sickle-winged skipper or Jung's dusky wing, is a species of

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in the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

. It is found from Argentina, north through tropical America and the West Indies to southern

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. A regular stray north to central Texas, rarely to

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and

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. The

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is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing all year round in most of its range. The larvae feed on leaves of

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in Bo ...

species, including ''

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'' in Texas and ''

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'' in tropical America. Adults feed on flower nectar.

Subspecies

*''Eantis mithridates mithridates'' - Jamaica *''Eantis mithridates papinianus'' - Trinidad, Cuba *''Eantis mithridates sagra'' - Haiti

External links

Butterflies and Moths of North America
Pyrginae Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius Taxa described in 1793 Butterflies of Cuba Butterflies of Jamaica Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago Lepidoptera of the United States {{Pyrginae-stub