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Systasea pulverulenta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Systasea pulverulenta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Systasea

Rank
  
Species

Systasea pulverulenta

Similar
  
Achalarus toxeus, Heliopetes macaira, Chioides, Heliopetes laviana, Staphylus

Systasea pulverulenta, the Texas powdered skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in North America from southern and western Texas, south through Mexico to Guatemala in Central America.

The wingspan is 24–35 millimetres (0.94–1.38 in). Adults are on wing from February to December in southern Texas.

The larvae feed on various Malvaceae species. Adults feed on flower nectar.

References

Systasea pulverulenta Wikipedia