Английская Википедия:Euphyes arpa

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Euphyes arpa, the palmetto skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

Description

The wingspan is 41–49 mm. The head and front of thorax are bright orange.[1] The upperside of the forewings is reddish yellow with black borders in males and mostly black with a few reddish-yellow patches in females.[1] The underside of the hindwings is bright yellow orange without markings in both males and females.[1]

Ecology

The larvae feed on the fronds of the palm species Serenoa repens, the saw palmetto, and live in silken tubes at the frond base.[1] The species overwinters in the larval stage.[1]

Adults feed on flower nectar from various plants, including the pickerelweeds (genus Pontederia).[1] Adult males perch in sedge marshes to await females.[1]

Habitat is generally moist with low palmetto scrub, including open pine flats, and forested scrub/shrub wetlands, with a necessary abundance of saw palmetto.[2][3]

Range

E. arpa is found in most of Florida, and immediately adjacent Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, possibly established resident only in Florida and Mississippi.[2]

Brood

Adults occur in most of Florida from about March to November, apparently with several broods per year.[2]

Conservation status

The species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List.[4] NatureServe ranks the species with a rounded global conservation status of G3: vulnerable.[2] The species may be extirpated in the Florida Keys.[2]

References

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External links

  • Watercolor of larval, chrysalis and adult forms by John Abbott:
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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 Шаблон:Cite web
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  3. Шаблон:Cite book
  4. Шаблон:Cite web (Search for Euphyes arpa to verify non-assessment).