Skinner's Cloudywing Achalarus albociliatus (Mabille, 1877) | Butterflies and Moths of North America

Family: Hesperiidae

Subfamily: Pyrginae

Identification: Wings are brown with white fringes.

Wing Span: Not reported.

Life History: Not reported.

Flight: Many flights in Mexico.

Caterpillar Hosts: Not reported.

Adult Food: Flower nectar.

Habitat: Tropical thorn scrub and other tropical plant communities.

Range: Venezuela north to Mexico. A rare stray to Arizona and South Texas.

Conservation: Not necessary 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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Observation date: Aug 12, 2005

Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever)

Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States

Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)

Verified date: Dec 01, 2012

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Observation date: unknown

Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)

Region: Mexico

Verified by: BAMONA

Verified date: Sep 06, 2010

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Observation date: Aug 12, 2005

Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever)

Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States

Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)

Verified date: Jan 28, 2009

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Observation date: unknown