Attributes of Chiomara georgina
White-patched Skipper
Chiomara georgina (Reakirt, 1868)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside is brown-black with irregular chalky white patches. Underside is white with brown at the outer and costal margins.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 inches (2.9 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Females deposit eggs singly on leaves of the host plants, which the caterpillars eat. Caterpillars rest in leaf shelters.
Flight: Three to four broods throughout the year in South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Barbados cherry (Malpighia glabra) in Texas and Gaudichaudia pentandra in Mexico; both in the Malpighia family.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Small clearings and edges in tropical woods, city flower gardens, roadsides, fencerows, streamsides.
Range: Argentina north through tropical America to the West Indies and South Texas. Strays north to southern Arizona, Nevada, and Kansas.
Conservation: Populations and their habitat in the lower Rio Grande Valley should be conserved.
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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November 04, 2012 | Gary Jue | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 03, 2012 | Details |
| September 26, 2065 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 10, 1984 | legacy.reporter (GP Bruyea) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 10, 1989 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 20, 1989 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 06, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Marcus Lindberg) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 25, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Dennis Walker) | Pinal County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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October 28, 2012 | Arlene Ripley | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | October 31, 2012 | Details |
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June 02, 2012 | John van Dort | Francisco Morazán, Honduras | June 03, 2012 | Details |
| January 22, 1978 | legacy.reporter (Richard Bailowitz) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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December 01, 2010 | afleishman | Sonora, Mexico | May 03, 2011 | Details |
| August 07, 1994 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 11, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Richard Bailowitz) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 18, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Pamela Elia) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | August 04, 2010 | Details | |
| October 18, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Pamela Elia) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| September 07, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Marceline VandeWater) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| July 25, 2006 | Gary Jue (Gary Jue) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | June 04, 2009 | Details | |
| March 25, 2007 | Gary Jue (Gary Jue) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | June 04, 2009 | Details | |
| May 06, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Marcus Lindbergh) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| September 25, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Dennis Walker) | Pinal County, Arizona, United States | January 07, 2008 | Details | |
| September 19, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Derek Muschalek) | DeWitt County, Texas, United States | December 28, 2007 | Details | |
| October 14, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 15, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | San Luis Potosi, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 17, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 15, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 15, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 18, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 14, 2006 | legacy.reporter (John Saba, Ira Nadborne) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | November 14, 2006 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Scott County, Kansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Baja California Norte, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Baja California Sur, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sinaloa, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sonora, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Tamaulipas, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Nuevo Leon, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Brewster County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, United States, Zapata County | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Starr County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hidalgo County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cameron County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Nueces County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, San Patricio County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Refugio County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bexar County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Harris County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Leon County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
