Chioides catillus (Cramer, 1779)

Common Name:
Spreadwing Skippers

Synonyms:

Papilio catillus (Cramer, 1779)

Natural History:

Specimen captured with entomological net in secondary forest,  from study areas north of Manaus, Amazonas.

Distribution:
Brasil: Amazonas; Costa Rica; México; Panamá; Perú; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Uruguay

Feeding Caterpillars:

Host-plants according compiled by Beccaloni et al. (2008):

Compositae: Lindheimera sp.

Labiatae: Hyptis mutabilis, Monarda punctata, Origanum sp.

Leguminosae -Caesalpinioideae: Senna corymbosa

Leguminosae - Mimosoideae: Mimosa sp.

Leguminosae - Papilionoideae: Calopogonium mucunoides, Dioclea guianensis, Galactia striata, Glycine max, Glycine soja, Phaseolus sp., Phaseolus lunatus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pueraria lobata, Pueraria phaseoloides, Rhynchosia calycosa, Rhynchosia minima, Rhynchosia pyramidalis, Rhynchosia reticulata, Rhynchosia sp., Rhynchosia senna, Tephrosia sp.

Color:
brown, cream

Habitat:
forest edge

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