Lerema accius

Lerema accius
Clouded Skipper in Hephzibah, Georgia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Moncini
Genus:	Lerema
Species:	L. accius
Binomial name
Lerema accius (Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
Papilio accius Smith, 1797 Hesperia monoco Scudder, 1863 Hesperia punctella Grote & Robinson, 1867 Hesperia nortonii Edwards, 1867 Goniloba parumpunctata Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 Lerema pattenii Scudder, 1872 Hesperia phocylides Plötz, 1882 Papilio curtius (Scudder, 1889) (nom. nud.) Hesperia chamis (Scudder, 1889) (nom. nud.) Hesperia dido Plötz, 1882 Lerema lochius

The Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the United States from Georgia west to Texas, south to Florida, and south through Mexico and Central America to Venezuela and Colombia.

The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing year round in Florida and southern Texas.

The larvae feed on various grasses including Stenotaphrum secundatum, Erianthus alopecturoides and Echinochloa povietianum. Adults feed on the nectar of various pink, purple, or white flowers, including shepherd's needle, selfheal, vervain, buttonbush, and lantana.

Subspecies

• Lerema accius accius
• Lerema accius lochius (Venezuela)

Photos

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  Lerema accius

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External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America

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