Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
Summary 7
The Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the United States from Georgia west to Texas, south to Florida, and south through Mexico and Central America to Venezuela and Colombia.
North american ecology (us and canada) 8
Lerema accius is a year-round resident of the southwestern United States, and is migratory northward into New England, as far north as Iowa, and into southern Arizona and New Mexico from Mexico (Scott 1986). Habitats are grassy fields and open woods. Host plants are multiple species of grasses. There are multiple flights all year is southern Florida and Texas, Feb.1-Nov.30 on the Gulf Coast (Scott 1986).
Sources and Credits
- (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/jroldenettel/3134390824/
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/Lerema_a_accius/591_Lerema_accius_accius_M_La_Manzanilla_COL_MX_12-I-79_C2_2.jpg
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/Lerema_a_accius/591_Lerema_accius_accius_M_La_Manzanilla_COL_MX_12-I-79_C2_3.jpg
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/Lerema_a_accius/Lerema_a_accius_larva_Santa_Ana_NWR_TX_USA_Oct_1999_JPB.jpg
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/Lerema_a_accius/Lerema_accius_last_instar_larva_on_Sorghum_halapense_USA_ARIZONA_Pima_Co._Box_Canyon_24-X-2010_1_BROCK.JPG
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/Lerema_a_accius/Lerema_accius_last_instar_larva_on_Sorghum_halapense_USA_ARIZONA_Pima_Co._Box_Canyon_24-X-2010_2_BROCK.JPG
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lerema_accius
- (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/20626205
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Maryland Moths
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- Pacific Northwest Moths
