Biology:Spicauda procne

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Spicauda procne
Brown longtail (Urbanus procne) (2).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Spicauda
Species:
S. procne
Binomial name
Spicauda procne
(Plötz, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Goniurus procne Plötz, 1880
  • Teleus procne (Plötz, 1880)
  • Urbanus procne (Plötz, 1880)

Spicauda procne, the brown longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America and Mexico to southern Texas . Rare strays can be found up to southern New Mexico, southern Arizona and southern California .

The wingspan is 37–48 mm. There are three generations per year in southern Texas.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Cynodon dactylon and Sorghum halepense.

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