Attributes of Urbanus dorantes
Dorantes Longtail
Urbanus dorantes (Stoll, 1790)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Tails are long; fringes checkered. Body and wings are brown with no green iridescence. Forewing has prominent clear spots. Underside of hindwing has 2 bands of pale spots.
Wing Span: 1 7/16 - 2 inches (3.7 - 5.1 cm).
Life History: The Dorantes Longtail Skipper feeds at flowers in the winter, but spends most of the time perching upside down under leaves.
Flight: Three to four broods throughout the year in south Florida and South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various legumes including wild and cultivated beans (Phaseolus), beggar's ticks (Desmodium), and blue peas (Clitoria).
Adult Food: Flower nectar from shepherd\'s needle, lantana, trilisa, ironweed, bougainvillea, and others.
Habitat: Roadsides, overgrown fields, edges of woods, clearings and along trails in hardwood hammocks.
Range: Argentina north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to South Texas and peninsular Florida. Strays north to northern California, southern Arizona, southern Missouri, and southern Georgia.
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.
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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February 03, 2013 | jjflossem | Hernando County, Florida, United States | February 11, 2013 | Details |
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October 04, 2010 | Doug Taron | Veracruz-Llave, Mexico | January 23, 2013 | Details |
| September 21, 2012 | lorispencer (Charles Mills) | Howard County, Arkansas, United States | January 06, 2013 | Details | |
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December 05, 2012 | swittwa | Sarasota County, Florida, United States | January 02, 2013 | Details |
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November 26, 2012 | Maxintaft | Texas, San Patricio County, United States | December 27, 2012 | Details |
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November 23, 2012 | toddewen | Sarasota County, Florida, United States | December 07, 2012 | Details |
| September 26, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Richard Bailowitz) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 22, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Pete Moulton) | Pinal County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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November 19, 2012 | arthurgoldsmith | Martin County, Florida, United States | November 21, 2012 | Details |
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September 14, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 23, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | De Soto Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 14, 2012 | Details |
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October 03, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 14, 2012 | Details |
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October 20, 2012 | Lori L Pike | Cherokee County, Texas, United States | November 12, 2012 | Details |
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November 11, 2012 | whbauer | Bexar County, Texas, United States | November 11, 2012 | Details |
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October 15, 2012 | bentert | Collier County, Florida, United States | November 07, 2012 | Details |
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September 28, 2012 | Pierre Howard | Lowndes County, Georgia, United States | November 01, 2012 | Details |
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November 08, 2008 | mrcnaturally | Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | October 04, 2012 | Details |
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September 12, 2012 | jjflossem | Hernando County, Florida, United States | September 23, 2012 | Details |
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September 06, 2012 | Roy Brown | Camden County, Georgia, United States | September 21, 2012 | Details |
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September 07, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | September 21, 2012 | Details |
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August 18, 2012 | jjflossem | Hernando County, Florida, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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August 27, 2012 | jjflossem | Hernando County, Florida, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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August 04, 2012 | jkbckayaker | Polk County, Florida, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
| July 22, 2012 | lorispencer | Logan County, Arkansas, United States | August 06, 2012 | Details | |
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June 23, 2012 | jwunder3 | Orange County, Florida, United States | August 04, 2012 | Details |
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July 14, 2012 | mflanagan10@tampabay.rr.com | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | August 04, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | jomarlin | Hendry County, Florida, United States | August 04, 2012 | Details |
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July 29, 2012 | jkbckayaker | Polk County, Florida, United States | August 04, 2012 | Details |
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August 28, 2010 | Roselvy Juárez | Cabañas, El Salvador | June 16, 2012 | Details |
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June 05, 2012 | John van Dort | Francisco Morazán, Honduras | June 05, 2012 | Details |
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April 29, 2012 | LLJohnson | Dominican Republic | May 14, 2012 | Details |
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April 04, 2012 | kiki | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | April 27, 2012 | Details |
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September 06, 2011 | SergioRTC | Managua, Nicaragua | January 16, 2012 | Details |
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November 24, 2011 | bentert | Collier County, Florida, United States | December 14, 2011 | Details |
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June 21, 2010 | muncha muncha mom | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | May 13, 2011 | Details |
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December 09, 2010 | afleishman | Sonora, Mexico | May 03, 2011 | Details |
| July 08, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Reynolds) | Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 30, 1999 | legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt) | Durham County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 03, 1999 | legacy.reporter (HEL) | Wake County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 03, 2004 | legacy.reporter (HEL) | Wake County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (B. Reynolds) | Moore County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (B. Reynolds) | Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 06, 1977 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 12, 1977 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 04, 1978 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 08, 1977 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 04, 2000 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 06, 2000 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 01, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Ronald S. Wielgus) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 08, 2006 | Gary Jue (Gary Jue) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | July 06, 2009 | Details |
