Biology:Urbanus procne
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Urbanus |
| Species: | U. procne
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| 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.
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In the United States
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External links
- Urbanus procne , Butterflies and Moths of North America
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