- Copaeodes minima
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Copaeodes minima Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Tribe: Thymelicini Genus: Copaeodes Species: C. minima Binomial name Copaeodes minima
(Edwards, 1870)Synonyms - Hesperia minima Edwards, 1870
- Thymelicus singularis Plötz, 1884
- Copaeodes rayata Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
- Copaeodes minimus
The Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Arkansas east to North Carolina, south through Florida, the Gulf states, Texas, and Mexico to Panama.
The wingspan is 16-22 mm. There are two generations with adults on wing from March to October in Louisiana. Adults are on wing year round in Florida.
The larvae feed on Cynodon dactylon. Adults feed on flower nectar from various flowers, including Helenium tenuifolium.
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