Spicauda procne

Spicauda procne, the brown longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America and Mexico to southern Texas. Rare strays can be found up to southern New Mexico, southern Arizona and southern California.

Spicauda procne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Spicauda
Species:	S. procne
Binomial name
Spicauda procne (Plötz, 1880)
Synonyms
Goniurus procne Plötz, 1880 Teleus procne (Plötz, 1880) Urbanus procne (Plötz, 1880)

The wingspan is 37–48 mm. There are three generations per year in southern Texas.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Cynodon dactylon and Sorghum halepense.

External links

• Urbanus procne , Butterflies and Moths of North America