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Long-tailed Skipper

Urbanus proteus

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Vincent, Alabama

Barling, Arkansas

Boca Raton, Florida

Crestview, Florida

Daytona Beach, Florida

Fernandina Beach, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Jupiter, Florida

Lakeland, Florida

Lutz, Florida(2 reports)

Quincy, Florida

Sebastian, Florida

Dacula, Georgia

Benton, Kentucky

Thibodaux, Louisiana

Charleston, South Carolina

Manning, South Carolina

Maryville, Tennessee

Beaumont, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

Houston, Texas

Lufkin, Texas

New Caney, Texas

Portland, Texas

Spring, Texas

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steadycam3

Houston Heights, TX (Zone 9a) | November 2012 | Neutral

Found cats on my lima bean leaves, could only find two. Captured the smallest one and reared it on bean leaves. FYI, it ate very little of about 3 leaves. It took 42 days from an inch long baby cat to eclosed adult. See my photos of cats (out of focus) and of the chrysalis and adult in bug files photos.

justmeLisa

Brewers, KY (Zone 6b) | August 2006 | Neutral

I enjoy these butterflies in my garden. They love lantana as nectar plants. I would rate them as a positive because I enjoy them. However, many farmers rate these butterflies as a negative. Their larvae spend their lives munching on legume leaves. Their larvae is known as the bean leaf rollers.

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