Tailed Cecropian
Historis acheronta (Fabricius, 1775)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Identification: Upperside of forewing is red-orange at the base with wide black margins and 5-7 white spots near apex. Hindwing has a short sharp tail; upper surface is dull brown.
Wing Span: Not reported.
Life History: Adults are swift, strong fliers and rest on tree trunks head downward with their wings held closed. Males perch on trees to wait for females. Eggs are laid singly on terminal leaves of the host.
Flight: Many flights throughout the year in the tropics; strayed to south Florida in June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Tree and shrub Cecropia in the fig family (Moraceae).
Adult Food: Decaying fruit.
Habitat: Tropical forests.
Range: Brazil north through Mexico; Greater Antilles. A rare stray to southern Florida.
Conservation: Not required for a rare stray.
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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Dec 05, 2016
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 23, 2023
Observation date: May 05, 2010
Submitted by: redfishin
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 23, 2022
Observation date: Jul 15, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 09, 2022
Observation date: Sep 13, 2021
Submitted by: SShane
Region: Finney County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 19, 2021
Observation date: Sep 14, 2021
Submitted by: SShane
Region: Finney County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 19, 2021
Observation date: Oct 30, 2011
Submitted by: tripp.davenport...
Region: Texas, Uvalde County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 23, 2017
Observation date: Aug 08, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (T. Carr & J. Tuttle)
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
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Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Aug 08, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (T. Carr & J. Tuttle)
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 08, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Carr & Jim Tuttle)
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Jim Brock)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: Jul 22, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brush Freeman)
Region: Calhoun County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Sep 04, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Presidio County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004