Pyrgus oileus [Linnaeus] Tropical Checkered Skipper

Hesperiidae

Host Plant: Sida rhombifolium

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Determined by: Gentry

 

Time as pupae and rearing results:

Host plants in database: Malvaceae- Sida rhombifolium

Parasitoids and predators: Tachinidae: Lespesia aletiae

Observations and comments: Common shelter building hesperiid. Makes shelter from several small leaves webbed together.

Location of Vouchers: Tulane University

References:
Brock and Kaufman 2003

 

Collected: Honey Island Swamp WMA, Jean Laffitte NHPR, Raceland Roadside.