- Achalarus lyciades
Taxobox
name = Hoary Edge
image_width = 220px
status =
status_system =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
unranked_familia =Rhopalocera
superfamilia =Hesperioidea
familia =Hesperiidae
subfamilia =Pyrginae
genus = "Achalarus "
species = "A. lyciades"
binomial = "Achalarus lyciades "
binomial_authority =
synonyms =Description
The wingspan of the Hoary Edge is between 4.5 and 4.9 cm long. This particular butterfly is very similar in appearance to the "
Epargyreus clarus " but is smaller and has a longer strip of diffused silver on it's wing.Distribution
The Hoary Edge can be seen throughout the eastern
United States in open woodlands, deciduous mixed forest and sandy areas.Life cycle
There are two broods are year between April and September.
Larval Foods
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Tickseed
*Fabaceae References
*cite web |title= Species Achalarus lyciades - Hoary Edge |url= http://bugguide.net/node/view/3997 |publisher= Iowa State University Entomology |accessdate=2008-10-11
*cite book |title= The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide |last= Scott |first= James A. |authorlink= James A. Scott |publisher= Stanford University Press |origyear= 1992 |isbn= 0-8047-2013-4
*cite book |title= Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides) |last= Kaufman |first= Kenn |authorlink= Kenn Kaufman |coauthors= Brock, Jim P. |publisher= Houghton Mifflin Co. |origyear= 2003 |isbn= 0618153128
*cite book |title= Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East |last= Glassberg |first= Jeffrey |authorlink= Jeffrey Glassberg |publisher= Oxford University Press |origyear= 1999 |isbn= 0-19-510668-7
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