Cecropterus toxeus

Cecropterus toxeus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Cecropterus
Species:	C. toxeus
Binomial name
	Cecropterus toxeus; (Plötz, 1882)
Synonyms
	List Aethilla toxeus Plötz, 1882 ; Eudamus coyote Skinner, 1892 ; Murgaria albociliata var. nigrociliata Mabille & Boullet, 1912 ; Thorybes coyote Dyar, 1903 ; Achalarus negrociliata dos Passos, 1964 ; Achalarus toxeus (Plötz, 1882) ;

Cecropterus toxeus, also known as the coyote cloudywing or coyote skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Panama, north through Central America and Mexico to central Texas. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona.

The wingspan is 42–50 mm. Adults are on wing from February to November. There are three generations per year.

The caterpillars feed on young leaves of Ebenopsis ebano. Adults feed on flower nectar.

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Butterflies and Moths of North America

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