Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Copaeodes minima | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Thymelicini Rank Species | |
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Similar Polites vibex, Atalopedes campestris, Wallengrenia otho, Pyrgus oileus, Lerema accius | ||
Copaeodes minima, the southern skipperling, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the United States from Arkansas east to North Carolina, south through Florida, the Gulf States, Texas, and Mexico to Panama.
The wingspan is 16-22 mm. There are two generations with adults on wing from March to October in Louisiana. Adults are on wing year round in Florida.
The larvae feed on Cynodon dactylon. Adults feed on flower nectar from various flowers, including Helenium tenuifolium.
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