Northern Sicklewing
Eantis tamenund (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Forewing is pointed, with a shallow indentation below the apex. Upperside of male is dark brown with a purple sheen and pale brown spots; female is brown with bands of square blue-gray or olive-gray spots.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 3/4 inches (3.5 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Adults rest under or on top of leaves. Females deposit eggs singly on the top of host plant leaves, which the caterpillars eat. Caterpillars rest in nests of silked-together leaves.
Flight: Many flights all year in South Texas; most common from August-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Trees in the citrus family (Rutaceae) prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum fagara) in Texas; Z. monophyllum and various Citrus species in tropical America.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Openings and edges in tropical thorn forest and scrub; city gardens.
Range: Argentina north through tropical America and the West Indies to South Texas. A regular stray north to central Texas, rarely to Arkansas and Kansas.
Conservation: Maintain habitat extent and integrity in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Achylodes thraso
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Feb 20, 2013
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 17, 2015
Observation date: Apr 17, 2015
Submitted by: Robalero
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 17, 2015
Observation date: Nov 05, 2014
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 22, 2014
Observation date: Nov 06, 2013
Submitted by: lbell007
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 15, 2014
Observation date: Nov 17, 2012
Submitted by: jeffmci9
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: aahewetson
Verified date: Mar 21, 2013
Observation date: Oct 03, 2010
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Veracruz-Llave, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jan 25, 2013
Observation date: Dec 01, 2012
Submitted by: Jbatch12
Region: Texas, Matagorda County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Dec 22, 2012
Observation date: Aug 03, 2012
Submitted by: Jessileewomack@...
Region: Fannin County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Oct 14, 2012
Observation date: Aug 25, 2009
Submitted by: Harry Forbes
Region: Calhoun County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Aug 15, 2012
Observation date: May 06, 2012
Submitted by: aahewetson
Region: Texas, Karnes County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: May 19, 2012
Observation date: Jan 10, 2011
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Feb 20, 2011
Observation date: Oct 20, 2010
Submitted by: Gary L. Spicer
Region: Texas, Robertson County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Jan 14, 2011
Observation date: Sep 16, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John & Molly Kaye)
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen (Kelly Mortensen)
Verified date: May 18, 2009
Observation date: Nov 14, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Jim Hogg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: May 05, 2009
Observation date: Jul 17, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Williams, Ken)
Region: Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Sep 19, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Coal County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Oct 10, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ribitzki, Paul)
Region: Love County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Oct 28, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Justin & Valerie Valleau)
Region: Texas, Smith County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2008
Observation date: Nov 04, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Don Dubois)
Region: Texas, Montgomery County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2008
Observation date: Oct 17, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Diane and Hugh Wedgeworth)
Region: Texas, Kenedy County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Derek Muschalek)
Region: DeWitt County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Dec 28, 2007
Observation date: Oct 11, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Harlen Aschen)
Region: Calhoun County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2007
Observation date: Jul 17, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ken Willians)
Region: Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2007
Observation date: Oct 11, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Lindemann)
Region: Gillespie County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2007
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