''Cecropterus lyciades'', the hoary edge, is a species of skipper 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 ...

which can be seen throughout the eastern United States in open woodlands, deciduous mixed forest and sandy areas. ''Cecropterus lyacides'' is an uncommon butterfly that is named after an underlying whitish patch on the hindwing patch.

Description

The wingspan of the hoary edge is 4.5 to 4.9 cm. This butterfly is very similar in appearance to ''

Epargyreus clarus ''Epargyreus clarus'', the silver-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America. occurs in fields, gardens, and at forest edges and ranges from southern Canada through ...

'' but is smaller and has a longer strip of diffused silver on its wing.

Life cycle

There are two broods each year in April and September.

Larval foods

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Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

*Legumes

References

* * * * *Jinhui Shen, Qian Cong, Dominika Borek, Zbyszek Otwinowski and Nick V. Grishin*, “Complete Genome of Achalarus lyciades, The First Representative of the Eudaminae Subfamily of Skippers”, Current Genomics (2017) 18: 366. Butterflies of North America Butterflies described in 1832 Hesperiidae Taxa named by Carl Geyer Lepidoptera of the United States {{Hesperiidae-stub