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Texas Powdered Skipper
Systasea pulverulenta (R. Felder, 1869)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Outer margin of hindwing has 2 deep indentations. Upperside is orange-brown with darker olive-brown areas; forewing has a median band of transparent spots all in a row.
Wing Span: 15/16 - 1 3/8 inches (2.4 - 3.5 cm).
Life History: To seek females, males perch in gulches. Females deposit eggs singly on the host plant. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in folded-leaf nests; fully-grown caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: February-December in South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various plants in the mallow family (Malvaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Openings in thorn forest and scrub, parks, near rivers.
Range: South and west Texas south through Mexico to Guatemala.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 25 - 48 of 85 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 22, 2014
Submitted by: JKHatfield
Region: Texas, Lubbock County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 23, 2014
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Observation date: Mar 30, 2014
Submitted by: Redheart Canyonlands
Region: Bandera County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 30, 2014
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Observation date: May 09, 2010
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 14, 2014
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Observation date: Oct 13, 2013
Submitted by: tom murray
Region: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Verified by: John van Dort
Verified date: Nov 02, 2013
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Observation date: Sep 22, 2013
Submitted by: Redheart Canyonlands
Region: Bandera County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 23, 2013
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Observation date: Sep 11, 2010
Submitted by: lmreid71
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 13, 2013
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2012
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Jul 31, 2012
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2012
Submitted by: aahewetson
Region: Texas, Lamb County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Jul 01, 2012
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Observation date: Sep 19, 2010
Submitted by: JimConrad
Region: Yucatan, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler
Verified date: May 03, 2011
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Observation date: Oct 26, 2010
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Texas, McMullen County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Jan 26, 2011
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Observation date: Aug 05, 1988
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Derek Muschalek)
Region: DeWitt County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Dec 28, 2007
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Observation date: Oct 15, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Kleberg County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Real County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Presidio County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Uvalde County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Refugio County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Crockett County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, McCulloch County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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