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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Nov 12, 2022
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: Puerto Rico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 26, 2023
Observation date: Nov 10, 2018
Submitted by: David F Smith
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 24, 2023
Observation date: Dec 23, 2022
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jan 18, 2023
Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: mfernandabarraza
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 04, 2023
Observation date: Dec 13, 2022
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 20, 2022
Observation date: Dec 13, 2022
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 20, 2022
Observation date: Nov 14, 2022
Submitted by: Sue Bocchicchio
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 18, 2022
Observation date: Nov 10, 2022
Submitted by: Raul Delgado
Region: Texas, Webb County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 18, 2022
Observation date: Nov 22, 2016
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Nov 09, 2022
Observation date: Sep 09, 2015
Submitted by: mborn12
Region: Heredia, Costa Rica
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Nov 06, 2022
Observation date: Dec 09, 2016
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 25, 2022
Observation date: Oct 09, 2022
Submitted by: DannyboyKS
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 23, 2022
Observation date: Apr 03, 2010
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Toledo District, Belize
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 22, 2022
Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: MaynorOvando
Region: Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Oct 20, 2022
Observation date: Oct 17, 2022
Submitted by: Hypersiug.
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 17, 2022
Observation date: Jan 24, 2019
Submitted by: Cyndi Brast
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 17, 2022
Observation date: Dec 05, 2015
Submitted by: PDunwiddie
Region: Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Feb 08, 2017
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Ciego de Avila, Cuba
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Nov 09, 2020
Submitted by: Howard Nemerov
Region: Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 13, 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 24, 2020
Submitted by: H. Wedgeworth
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 09, 2022
Observation date: Sep 29, 2022
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 06, 2022
Observation date: Aug 12, 2022
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 27, 2022
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