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Pellicia arina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Pellicia arina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Carcharodini

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Achalarus toxeus, Heliopetes macaira, Heliopetes laviana, Cogia, Urbanus procne

Pellicia arina, the glazed pellicia, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Panama north through Central America to northern Mexico. Rare strays are found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

The wingspan is 25-38 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April and June to December in southern Texas. In Mexico and Central America, adults are on wing in July and from October to February.

The larval host is unknown. Adults probably feed on flower nectar.

References

Pellicia arina Wikipedia