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Northern Sicklewing
Eantis tamenund (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Forewing is pointed, with a shallow indentation below the apex. Upperside of male is dark brown with a purple sheen and pale brown spots; female is brown with bands of square blue-gray or olive-gray spots.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 3/4 inches (3.5 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Adults rest under or on top of leaves. Females deposit eggs singly on the top of host plant leaves, which the caterpillars eat. Caterpillars rest in nests of silked-together leaves.
Flight: Many flights all year in South Texas; most common from August-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Trees in the citrus family (Rutaceae) prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum fagara) in Texas; Z. monophyllum and various Citrus species in tropical America.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Openings and edges in tropical thorn forest and scrub; city gardens.
Range: Argentina north through tropical America and the West Indies to South Texas. A regular stray north to central Texas, rarely to Arkansas and Kansas.
Conservation: Maintain habitat extent and integrity in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
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
Alternate Scientific Names:
Achylodes thraso
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 127 verified sightings

Observation date: Dec 08, 2016
Submitted by: Mcampos
Region: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 02, 2022

Observation date: Nov 08, 2021
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 10, 2021

Observation date: Jan 02, 2021
Submitted by: Shearwater13
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 08, 2021

Observation date: Oct 29, 2020
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021

Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Andrew Lyall
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 29, 2020

Observation date: Mar 05, 2020
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Aransas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 06, 2020

Observation date: Oct 19, 2019
Submitted by: Laurie Sheppard
Region: Grayson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 19, 2019

Observation date: Dec 28, 2018
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019

Observation date: Jun 10, 2019
Submitted by: Raul Delgado
Region: Texas, United States, Webb County
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 16, 2019

Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Texas, Starr County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 03, 2018

Observation date: Nov 03, 2018
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018

Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018

Observation date: Oct 23, 2017
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 24, 2018

Observation date: Oct 15, 2017
Submitted by: KayCarter
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 14, 2018

Observation date: Nov 10, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 07, 2017

Observation date: Oct 21, 2017
Submitted by: ursgeiser
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 07, 2017

Observation date: Oct 20, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Wright_Texas
Region: Austin County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2017

Observation date: Oct 27, 2017
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 05, 2017

Observation date: Jan 18, 2016
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 26, 2017

Observation date: Oct 24, 2016
Submitted by: sherylsr
Region: Blanco County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 16, 2017

Observation date: Nov 12, 2016
Submitted by: SeEtta
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 12, 2017

Observation date: Nov 02, 2016
Submitted by: Bill Wright_Texas
Region: Bee County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 05, 2017

Observation date: Mar 25, 2017
Submitted by: humrbird
Region: Calhoun County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 05, 2017

Observation date: Jun 16, 2016
Submitted by: JohnBoback
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 04, 2017
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