Chiomara asychis

Chiomara asychis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Erynnini
Genus:	Chiomara
Species:	C. asychis
Binomial name
Chiomara asychis (Stoll, [1780])
Synonyms
Papilio asychis Stoll, [1780] Ephyriades asychis Hesperia asychis Achlyodes asychis Phythonides dilucida Möschler, 1877 Ephyriades palica Mabille, 1888 Pyrgus georgina Reakirt, 1868 Chiomara georgina

The white-patched skipper or white patch (Chiomara asychis) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through tropical America to the West Indies and southern Texas. Strays can be found as far north as southern Arizona, Nevada and Kansas.

The wingspan is 29-38 mm. Three to four generations occur, with adults on wing throughout the year in southern Texas.

The larvae feed on Malpighia glabra in Texas and on Gaudichaudia pentandra in Mexico. Adults feed on flower nectar.

Subspecies

• Chiomara asychis asychis (Surinam)
• Chiomara asychis autander (Argentina)
• Chiomara asychis georgina (Mexico)
• Chiomara asychis grenada (Grenada)
• Chiomara asychis pelagica (Mexico - Baja California Sur)
• Chiomara asychis simon (Colombia)
• Chiomara asychis vincenta (St. Vincent)
• Chiomara asychis zania (Peru)

External links

• Chiomara asychis georgina at Butterflies and Moths of North America