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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November 17, 2012 | jeffmci9 | Texas, Travis County, United States | March 21, 2013 | Details |
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October 03, 2010 | Doug Taron | Veracruz-Llave, Mexico | January 25, 2013 | Details |
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December 01, 2012 | Jbatch12 | Texas, Matagorda County, United States | December 22, 2012 | Details |
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August 03, 2012 | Jessica Womack | Fannin County, Texas, United States | October 14, 2012 | Details |
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August 25, 2009 | Harry Forbes | Calhoun County, Texas, United States | August 15, 2012 | Details |
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May 06, 2012 | aahewetson | Texas, Karnes County, United States | May 19, 2012 | Details |
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January 10, 2011 | Tommie Rogers | Hidalgo County, Texas, United States | February 20, 2011 | Details |
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October 20, 2010 | Gary L. Spicer | Texas, Robertson County, United States | January 14, 2011 | Details |
| September 16, 2008 | legacy.reporter (John & Molly Kaye) | Hidalgo County, Texas, United States | May 18, 2009 | Details | |
| November 14, 2008 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Jim Hogg County, Texas, United States | May 05, 2009 | Details | |
| September 19, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.) | Coal County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| October 10, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Ribitzki, Paul) | Love County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| July 17, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Williams, Ken) | Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| October 28, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Justin & Valerie Valleau) | Texas, Smith County, United States | January 08, 2008 | Details | |
| November 04, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Don Dubois) | Texas, Montgomery County, United States | January 08, 2008 | Details | |
| October 17, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Diane and Hugh Wedgeworth) | Texas, Kenedy County, United States | January 08, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Derek Muschalek) | DeWitt County, Texas, United States | December 28, 2007 | Details | |
| October 11, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Bill Lindemann) | Gillespie County, Texas, United States | October 30, 2007 | Details | |
| October 11, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Harlen Aschen) | Calhoun County, Texas, United States | October 30, 2007 | Details | |
| July 17, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Ken Willians) | Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States | October 30, 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 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 17, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 16, 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 | |
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September 01, 2007 | Gary L. Spicer (Gary Spicer) | Ellis County, Texas, United States | September 11, 2007 | Details |
| July 12, 2007 | legacy.reporter (James McDermott) | Texas, Kaufman County, United States | July 19, 2007 | Details | |
| September 30, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Phyllis Dolich) | Texas, United States, Williamson County | April 02, 2007 | Details | |
| 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 |
