Copaeodes minima

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.

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America

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