Autochton longipennis (Plötz, 1882)

Common Name:
Spike Banded Skipper

Synonyms:

Cecropterus longipennis; Cecropterus capys (Godman & Salvin, 1894)

Cecropterus aunus f. punctisignatus (Bryk, 1953)

Distribution:
Brasil; Colombia; Costa Rica; México; Panamá; Perú; Venezuela

Feeding Adult:

Adults feed on nectar

Feeding Caterpillars:

Leguminosae - Papilionoideae: Desmodium adscendens (Beccaloni et al. 2008)

Color:
brown

Habitat:
forest edge, forest

Publications:

Beccaloni G.W, Viloria A.L., Hall S.K., Robinson G.S. (2008):

Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies. Book., London, S.E.A., Ribes, CYTED, Natural History Museum, IVIC: 1-536