Calpodes ethlius, the Brazilian skipper, larger canna leafroller or canna skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from southern Florida and southern Texas, south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Argentina. Strays and temporary colonies can be found north to southern Nevada, northern Texas, Illinois and Massachusetts.
The wingspan is 45–61 mm. Adults are on wing in late summer in the north. There are several generations from April to December in southern Texas, two generations from July to November in Arizona. Adults are on wing throughout the year in Florida and the tropics.
The larvae feed on various Cannaceae species, including Canna flaccida, Canna indica, Canna edulis and Canna lutea. The larvae roll the leaves of their host, reducing the aesthetic appeal of ornamental canna. Leaf feeding by later instar larvae may be so severe that plants do not flower. In food crops such as arrowroot, severely defoliated plants may produce little of the harvestable rhizome.
Adults feed on Lantana in Arizona. In Costa Rica, adults have been recorded feeding on the nectar from large white or pale yellow flowers of woody lianas, trees and shrubs.
Calpodes ethlius, the Brazilian skipper, larger canna leafroller or canna skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from southern Florida and southern Texas, south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Argentina. Strays and temporary colonies can be found north to southern Nevada, northern Texas, Illinois and Massachusetts.
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The wingspan is 45–61 mm. Adults are on wing in late summer in the north. There are several generations from April to December in southern Texas, two generations from July to November in Arizona. Adults are on wing throughout the year in Florida and the tropics.
The larvae feed on various Cannaceae species, including Canna flaccida, Canna indica, Canna edulis and Canna lutea. The larvae roll the leaves of their host, reducing the aesthetic appeal of ornamental canna. Leaf feeding by later instar larvae may be so severe that plants do not flower. In food crops such as arrowroot, severely defoliated plants may produce little of the harvestable rhizome.
Adults feed on Lantana in Arizona. In Costa Rica, adults have been recorded feeding on the nectar from large white or pale yellow flowers of woody lianas, trees and shrubs.
Calpodes ethlius est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons).
Ce papillon est présent du sud des États-Unis, Amérique centrale et est de l'Amérique du Sud.
Ce papillon figure sur une émission des timbres de 1994 (15 c.).
Calpodes ethlius est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons).
Calpodes ethlius is een vlinder uit de familie van de dikkopjes (Hesperiidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1782 door Caspar Stoll.
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Calpodes ethlius er en sommerfugl som tilhører familien smygere (Hesperiidae). Den er den eneste arten i sin slekt.
En middelsstor, kraftig, brun smyger med små, hvite flekker både på for- og bakvingene. Larven er langstrakt, naken, grønnlig med gulbrun hodekapsel.
Larvene lever på planter i slekten Canna (Marantaceae). Den ruller sammen et blad rundt seg og lever inne i denne rullen, slik kan den gjøre noe skade på prydplanter.
Arten er vidt utbredt i Amerika, fra det sørlige USA til Argentina, i Sør-Amerika bare i de vestlige delene langs Andesfjellene. Den finnes også i Vestindia og på Galápagos-øyene.
Calpodes ethlius er en sommerfugl som tilhører familien smygere (Hesperiidae). Den er den eneste arten i sin slekt.
