Decinea percosius
Species of butterfly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Decinea percosius, the double-dotted skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Belize north to Mexico. It is an occasional colonist up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, US.
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Decinea percosius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Decinea |
Species: | D. percosius |
Binomial name | |
Decinea percosius (Godman, [1900]) | |
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The wingspan is 22–35 millimetres (0.87–1.38 in). Adults are on wing from March to November in southern Texas and Mexico.
The larvae feed on various grasses. Adults feed on flower nectar.