Achalarus lyciades
| Hoary Edge | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Achalarus |
| Species: | A. lyciades |
| Binomial name | |
| Achalarus lyciades Geyer (1832) | |
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Description
The wingspan of the Hoary Edge is between 4.5 and 4.9 cm long. This particular butterfly is very similar in appearance to the Epargyreus clarus but is smaller and has a longer strip of diffused silver on its wing.
Distribution
The Hoary Edge can be seen throughout the eastern United States in open woodlands, deciduous mixed forest and sandy areas.
Life cycle
There are two broods are year between April and September.
Larval Foods
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Achalarus lyciades |
- "Species Achalarus lyciades - Hoary Edge". Iowa State University Entomology. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- Scott, James A. (1992). The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2013-4.
- Kaufman, Kenn; Brock, Jim P. (2003). Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides). Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 0-618-15312-8.
- Glassberg, Jeffrey (1999). Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-510668-7.