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The Sickle-winged Skipper (''Achlyodes mithridates'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through tropical America and the West Indies to southern Texas. A regular stray north to central Texas, rarely to Arkansas and Kansas. The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing all year round in most of its range. The larvae feed on leaves of ''Rutaceae'' species, including ''Zanthoxylum fagara'' in Texas and ''Zanthoxylum monophyllum'' in tropical America. Adults feed on flower nectar. ==Subspecies== Note that several of these subspecies are considered species by some authors. *''Achlyodes mithridates mithridates'' (Jamaica) *''Achlyodes mithridates papinianus'' (Trinidad, Cuba) *''Achlyodes mithridates tamenund'' (Mexico, Texas) *''Achlyodes mithridates thraso'' (Peru, Argentina, Greater Antilles, southern Mexico to Paraguay, Ecuador, Brazil) *''Achlyodes mithridates minor'' (Puerto Rico, Dominica) *''Achlyodes mithridates sagra'' (Haiti) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Achlyodes mithridates」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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