Clouded skipper

Lerema accius

''Lerema accius'', the clouded skipper, 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.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing year round in Florida and southern Texas.
Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) ♀? A female I think? On Prunella vulgaris lanceolata at a dense mixed forest edge. Clouded skipper,Fall,Geotagged,Lerema accius,United States

Naming

*''Lerema accius accius''
⤷ ''Lerema accius lochius''
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Food

The larvae feed on various grasses including ''Stenotaphrum secundatum'', ''Erianthus alopecturoides'' and ''Echinochloa povietianum''. Adults feed on the nectar of various pink, purple, or white flowers, including shepherd's needle, selfheal, vervain, buttonbush and lantana.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusLerema
SpeciesL. accius
Photographed in
United States of America