Hoary Edge
Achalarus lyciades (Geyer, 1832)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside of wings is dark brown; center of forewing with a transparent gold band. Fringes are checkered. Underside of hindwing is black-brown with a wide silvery white band along most of the outer margin.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 1 15/16 inches (4.5 - 4.9 cm).
Life History: To seek females males perch in forest openings on branches about 3-6 feet above ground. They fly out repeatedly to chase other insects but will return to the same perch. Females lay eggs singly under leaflets of host plants that are in full or partial shade. Caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from June-August in the north; 2 broods from April-September in most of its range.
Caterpillar Hosts: Beggar\'s ticks (Desmodium); occasionally false indigo (Baptisia) and bush clover (Lespedeza); all in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of common milkweed, dogbane, buttonbush, Japanese honeysuckle, and New Jersey tea.
Habitat: Open woodland and brushy areas, particularly oak or pine woods with sandy soil.
Range: Eastern United States from central New England south to northern Florida; west to Iowa, eastern Kansas, and central Texas. Outlying record from western Kansas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2019
Submitted by: falconer699
Region: Union County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
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Submitted by: falconer699
Region: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
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Observation date: May 07, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Garland County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 30, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2020
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 06, 2020
Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Wayne County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 04, 2020
Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 26, 2020
Observation date: Jun 22, 2020
Submitted by: H Hooper
Region: Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 08, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 09, 2020
Observation date: May 21, 2020
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 26, 2020
Observation date: Apr 25, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Donna W Forsythe)
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 02, 2020
Observation date: Mar 29, 2020
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 08, 2020
Observation date: Mar 29, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 03, 2020
Observation date: Mar 29, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 03, 2020
Observation date: Jun 29, 2018
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 31, 2020
Observation date: Apr 25, 2018
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 15, 2019
Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 14, 2019
Observation date: Jul 28, 2018
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Camden County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 18, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: GoDawgs
Region: McDuffie County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
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