White-patched Skipper
Chiomara georgina (Reakirt, 1868)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside is brown-black with irregular chalky white patches. Underside is white with brown at the outer and costal margins.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 inches (2.9 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Females deposit eggs singly on leaves of the host plants, which the caterpillars eat. Caterpillars rest in leaf shelters.
Flight: Three to four broods throughout the year in South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Barbados cherry (Malpighia glabra) in Texas and Gaudichaudia pentandra in Mexico; both in the Malpighia family.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Small clearings and edges in tropical woods, city flower gardens, roadsides, fencerows, streamsides.
Range: Argentina north through tropical America to the West Indies and South Texas. Strays north to southern Arizona, Nevada, and Kansas.
Conservation: Populations and their habitat in the lower Rio Grande Valley should be conserved.
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
Displaying 1 - 24 of 86 verified sightings
Observation date: Nov 05, 2019
Submitted by: Markus M
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 25, 2023
Observation date: Nov 01, 2021
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Nov 01, 2021
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Nov 01, 2021
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Oct 31, 2021
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: abwest
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Jun 30, 2018
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jul 25, 2022
Observation date: Oct 27, 2021
Submitted by: azstar1
Region: Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Oct 06, 2021
Submitted by: dayers@hotmail.com
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 16, 2021
Observation date: Sep 25, 2021
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 16, 2021
Observation date: Oct 12, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 21, 2020
Observation date: Dec 23, 2018
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 17, 2019
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: Raul Delgado
Region: Texas, Webb County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 18, 2019
Observation date: Oct 23, 2004
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 11, 2019
Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 22, 2018
Observation date: Nov 07, 2018
Submitted by: rchensley
Region: Texas, Kendall County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 15, 2018
Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: abwest
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 24, 2018
Observation date: Nov 08, 2013
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 07, 2018
Observation date: Nov 12, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 15, 2018
Observation date: Oct 27, 2017
Submitted by: ursgeiser
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 07, 2017
Observation date: Oct 28, 2017
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 05, 2017
Observation date: Jan 14, 2016
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 26, 2017
Observation date: Jan 26, 2017
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 08, 2017
Observation date: Oct 17, 2016
Submitted by: rchensley
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 06, 2016
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