Hesperiidae Butterfly Colour Plates

Hesperiidae Host Plants

Many Grasses
Canna
Clitoria ternatea / Bluebell
Cocos nucifera / Coconut Palm
Desmodium triflorum / Dixie Ticktrefoil
Lasiacis divaricata / Bamboo Grass
Macroptilium lathyroides / Wild Dolly
Vigna luteola / Hairypod, Cowpea
Rhizophora mangle / Red Mangrove
Saccharum officinarum / Sugar Cane

Hesperiidae Nectar Plants

Antigonon leptopus / Coralilla, Coralita
Bidens alba radiata / Spanish Needles
Cordia sebestena var. caymanensis / Cordia
Canna
Lantana aculeata / Lantana
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis / Porterweed; Vervine

Hesperiidae Habitat

This butterfly is happy in arid coastal land. This is a very fast flyer, resting sometimes and splaying their wings in the early morning sun. Panoquina ocala is a little slower.

Clitoria ternatea
Bluebell

Antigonon leptopus
Corallila; Coralita