Urbanus dorantes
Urbanus dorantes | |
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U. d. santiago in Cuba | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Urbanus |
Species: | U. dorantes |
Binomial name | |
Urbanus dorantes (Stoll, [1790]) | |
Synonyms | |
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Urbanus dorantes, the lilac-banded longtail or Dorantes longtail, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Strays can be found as far north as northern California, southern Arizona, southern Missouri and southern Georgia.
The wingspan is 37–51 mm. There are three to four generations throughout the year in southern Florida and southern Texas.
The larvae feed on various legumes, including wild and cultivated Phaseolus species, Desmodium and blue peas Clitoria. Adults feed on flower nectar from various plants, including shepherd's needle, lantana, trilisa, ironweed, and bougainvillea.
Subspecies
- Urbanus dorantes dorantes (Texas, Mexico, Surinam, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela)
- Urbanus dorantes santiago (Brazil, Jamaica, Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba, Grenada)
- Urbanus dorantes obscurus (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saba, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados)
- Urbanus dorantes galapagensis (Galapagos)
- Urbanus dorantes calafia (Mexico (Baja California))
- Urbanus dorantes cramptoni (Antilles, Puerto Rico)
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