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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May 22, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | May 23, 2013 | Details |
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May 20, 2013 | AJ Trently | Perry County, Tennessee, United States | May 21, 2013 | Details |
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May 18, 2013 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | May 19, 2013 | Details |
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May 11, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | May 11, 2013 | Details |
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September 08, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | March 26, 2013 | Details |
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August 02, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | February 03, 2013 | Details |
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June 09, 2012 | richardhsmith (Rick Cheicante) | Garrett County, Maryland, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
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July 27, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | December 25, 2012 | Details |
| March 31, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 12, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Dallas County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 14, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 21, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Calhoun County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 05, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Kazuo Inagaki) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 20, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 23, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 04, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 12, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Kazuo Inagaki) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 25, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 25, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 26, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 01, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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August 04, 2010 | Roy Brown | Gilmer County, Georgia, United States | November 27, 2012 | Details |
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July 10, 2011 | Roy Zartarian | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | November 21, 2012 | Details |
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August 22, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | November 04, 2012 | Details |
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September 06, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | September 12, 2012 | Details |
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August 06, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | September 05, 2012 | Details |
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August 07, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | September 05, 2012 | Details |
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August 19, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | September 05, 2012 | Details |
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August 19, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | September 05, 2012 | Details |
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August 13, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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August 13, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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August 11, 2012 | HHowell | McMinn County, Tennessee, United States | August 18, 2012 | Details |
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July 26, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States | August 12, 2012 | Details |
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August 12, 2012 | stephen stedman | Fentress County, Tennessee, United States | August 12, 2012 | Details |
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July 19, 2012 | Ken Cheeks | Aiken County, South Carolina, United States | August 11, 2012 | Details |
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July 29, 2012 | CA Ivy | Adair County, Oklahoma, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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August 04, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Wayne County, Tennessee, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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July 17, 2012 | rconnorsphoto | Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States | July 25, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | Howell Curtis | Washington County, Indiana, United States | July 18, 2012 | Details |
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July 04, 2012 | ms722 | Sumner County, Tennessee, United States | July 05, 2012 | Details |
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May 20, 2012 | mdolomieu1 | Greene County, Missouri, United States | May 22, 2012 | Details |
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May 12, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Campbell County, Tennessee, United States | May 21, 2012 | Details |
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April 04, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | 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 |
