Attributes of Eantis tamenund
Northern Sicklewing
Eantis tamenund (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Forewing is pointed, with a shallow indentation below the apex. Upperside of male is dark brown with a purple sheen and pale brown spots; female is brown with bands of square blue-gray or olive-gray spots.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 3/4 inches (3.5 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Adults rest under or on top of leaves. Females deposit eggs singly on the top of host plant leaves, which the caterpillars eat. Caterpillars rest in nests of silked-together leaves.
Flight: Many flights all year in South Texas; most common from August-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Trees in the citrus family (Rutaceae) prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum fagara) in Texas; Z. monophyllum and various Citrus species in tropical America.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Openings and edges in tropical thorn forest and scrub; city gardens.
Range: Argentina north through tropical America and the West Indies to South Texas. A regular stray north to central Texas, rarely to Arkansas and Kansas.
Conservation: Maintain habitat extent and integrity in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might 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 | Washington County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Riley County, Kansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sumner County, Kansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sinaloa, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Nuevo Leon, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Tamaulipas, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sonora, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jackson County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dallas County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Collin County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Comanche County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hamilton County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Coryell County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bell County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bosque County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, McLennan County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Freestone County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Kimble County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Kerr County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Brazos County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, San Jacinto County, 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, United States, Waller County | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Travis County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bastrop County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Comal County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Guadalupe County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gonzales County, Texas, 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 | Atascosa County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Live Oak County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bee County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Goliad County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, United States, Victoria County | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Refugio 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, Nueces County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jim Wells County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Duval County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Kenedy County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Brooks County, Texas, United States | 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 | Fannin County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Kleberg County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Tarrant County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Tyler County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, United States, Webb County | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, United States, Uvalde County | December 31, 2004 | Details |
