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.
Comments: NULL
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Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Crawford County, Indiana, United States
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Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Hardin County, Texas, United States
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Region: Union County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Marion County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Marion County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Texas, Morris County, United States
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Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Burke County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Dade County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2013
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Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Jul 28, 2017
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