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<i>Copaeodes minima</i>

Copaeodes minima

Species of butterfly

Copaeodes minima, the southern skipperling, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from Arkansas east to North Carolina, south through Florida, the Gulf States, Texas, and Mexico to Panama.

Quick Facts Copaeodes minima, Conservation status ...

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.

References

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    "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Copaeodes minima Southern Skipperling". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.


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