Attributes of Achalarus lyciades
Hoary Edge
Achalarus lyciades (Geyer, 1832)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside of wings is dark brown; center of forewing with a transparent gold band. Fringes are checkered. Underside of hindwing is black-brown with a wide silvery white band along most of the outer margin.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 1 15/16 inches (4.5 - 4.9 cm).
Life History: To seek females males perch in forest openings on branches about 3-6 feet above ground. They fly out repeatedly to chase other insects but will return to the same perch. Females lay eggs singly under leaflets of host plants that are in full or partial shade. Caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from June-August in the north; 2 broods from April-September in most of its range.
Caterpillar Hosts: Beggar\'s ticks (Desmodium); occasionally false indigo (Baptisia) and bush clover (Lespedeza); all in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of common milkweed, dogbane, buttonbush, Japanese honeysuckle, and New Jersey tea.
Habitat: Open woodland and brushy areas, particularly oak or pine woods with sandy soil.
Range: Eastern United States from central New England south to northern Florida; west to Iowa, eastern Kansas, and central Texas. Outlying record from western Kansas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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April 04, 2012 | jftrahan | Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States | May 14, 2012 | Details |
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May 01, 2008 | Jessica Womack | Fannin County, Texas, United States | May 08, 2012 | Details |
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August 15, 2011 | Doug Taron | Perry County, Indiana, United States | May 01, 2012 | Details |
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March 28, 2012 | jftrahan | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | April 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 10, 2011 | Chip Krilowicz | Morris County, New Jersey, United States | March 24, 2012 | Details |
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July 27, 2011 | jftrahan | Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 20, 2011 | Details |
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April 28, 2011 | jftrahan | Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 09, 2011 | Details |
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August 16, 2011 | rconnorsphoto | Jackson County, Tennessee, United States | August 19, 2011 | Details |
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August 07, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Union County, Tennessee, United States | August 09, 2011 | Details |
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August 02, 2011 | brdwtchr | Texas County, Missouri, United States | August 03, 2011 | Details |
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May 25, 2010 | Eric McCloud | Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States | August 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 04, 2011 | linda-butterfly | Pike County, Georgia, United States | July 06, 2011 | Details |
| April 30, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 12, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 28, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
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May 22, 2011 | mdolomieu1 | Greene County, Missouri, United States | May 25, 2011 | Details |
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May 10, 2011 | Don Holt | Carter County, Tennessee, United States | May 10, 2011 | Details |
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April 29, 2011 | rconnorsphoto | Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States | May 04, 2011 | Details |
| June 08, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 08, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with Don Harvey, Mike & Susan Kielb, Warren Wagner, Roger Wykes ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 28, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with J & R Brown, John Farmer, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 24, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Calhoun County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 27, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger with B., J., K., R., R. Brown, L. Claflin, R. Kuhlman, C. Swift) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack with Jim Granlund, D. Powell) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 25, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 17, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 02, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger with R. Kuhlman, John Swales) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 26, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Mueller, Steven) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Bialecki M, Kuhlman R, Richiards C, Swales John, Wykes Roger) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1954 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1955 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1956 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1896 | legacy.reporter (Britton) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1971 | rlb7 (Brown) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1962 | legacy.reporter (Chambers) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1976 | legacy.reporter (DeMasi) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1974 | lawrencegall (Gall) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1909 | legacy.reporter (Goodman) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1967 | legacy.reporter (Hessel) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1966 | legacy.reporter (Hessel) | Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
