Cecropterus dorantes

Cecropterus dorantes, the lilac-banded longtail or Dorantes longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Strays can be found as far north as northern California, southern Arizona, southern Missouri and North Carolina.[2]

Cecropterus dorantes
C. d. santiago in Cuba

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Cecropterus
Species:
C. dorantes
Binomial name
Cecropterus dorantes
(Stoll, [1790])
Synonyms
List
  • Papilio dorantes Stoll, [1790]
  • Goniurus dorantes (Stoll, [1790])
  • Eudamus dorantes (Stoll, [1790])
  • Goniurus torones Hübner, 1821
  • Eudamus atletes C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Eudamus amisus Hewitson, 1867
  • Eudamus protillus Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
  • Goniurus retractus Plötz, 1880
  • Goniurus kefersteinii Plötz, 1880
  • Goniurus cariosa Herrich-Schäffer, 1862
  • Goniurus corydon Butler, 1870
  • Eudamus brevicaudata Lathy, 1904
  • Eudamus parvus Skinner, 1920
  • Eudamus galapagensis Williams, 1911
  • Urbanus galapagensis
  • Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790

The wingspan is 37–51 mm. There are three to four generations throughout the year in southern Florida and southern Texas.

The larvae feed on various legumes, including wild and cultivated Phaseolus species, Desmodium and blue peas Clitoria. Adults feed on flower nectar from various plants, including shepherd's needle, lantana, trilisa, ironweed, and bougainvillea.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[3]

  • Cecropterus dorantes dorantes (Texas, Mexico, Surinam, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela)
  • Cecropterus dorantes santiago (Brazil, Jamaica, Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba, Grenada)
  • Cecropterus dorantes obscurus (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saba, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados)
  • Cecropterus dorantes galapagensis (Galapagos)
  • Cecropterus dorantes calafia (Mexico (Baja California))
  • Cecropterus dorantes cramptoni (Antilles, Puerto Rico)

References
  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Cecropterus dorantes Dorantes Longtail". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. "North Carolina Butterfly Website". www.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.


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