- Chiomara asychis
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Chiomara asychis 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Tribe: Erynnini Genus: Chiomara Species: C. asychis Binomial name Chiomara asychis
(Stoll, [1780])Synonyms - Papilio asychis Stoll, [1780]
- Ephyriades asychis
- Hesperia asychis
- Achlyodes asychis
- Phythonides dilucida Möschler, 1877
- Ephyriades palica Mabille, 1888
- Pyrgus georgina Reakirt, 1868
- Chiomara georgina
The White-patched Skipper or White Patch (Chiomara asychis) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through tropical America to the West Indies and southern Texas. Strays can be found as far north as southern Arizona, Nevada and Kansas.
The wingspan is 29-38 mm. There are three to four generations with adults on wing throughout the year in southern Texas.
The larvae feed on Malpighia glabra in Texas and on Gaudichaudia pentandra in Mexico. Adults feed on flower nectar.
Subspecies
- Chiomara asychis asychis (Surinam)
- Chiomara asychis autander (Argentina)
- Chiomara asychis georgina (Mexico)
- Chiomara asychis grenada (Grenada)
- Chiomara asychis pelagica (Mexico (Baja California Sur))
- Chiomara asychis simon (Colombia)
- Chiomara asychis vincenta (St. Vincent)
- Chiomara asychis zania (Peru)
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