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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| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Warren County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Union County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sussex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Somerset County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Salem County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Passaic County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ocean County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Morris County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mercer County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hudson County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Essex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cape May County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Camden County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bergen County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Burlington County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Barbour County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Chambers County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Chilton County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Conecuh County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Franklin County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jackson County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lee County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Madison County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Randolph County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Russell County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Winston County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Benton County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Carroll County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clark County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clay County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Conway County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Crawford County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Franklin County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Garland County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Howard County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Independence County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Marion County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
