Biology:Urbanus procne
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Urbanus procne | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Urbanus |
Species: | U. procne
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Binomial name | |
Urbanus procne (Plötz, 1880)
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Urbanus procne, the brown longtail, is a butterfly of 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.
External links
- Urbanus procne , Butterflies and Moths of North America
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