Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo) (Gmelin, 1790)

 

Synonyms: Polygonus hagar, Polygonus histrio, Polygonus pallida, Erycides arizonensis, Papilio amyntas

 

 

Polygonus leo occurs in the tropical Americas from southern Florida and Texas south to Brazil and Argentina; also in the West Indies. It inhabits openings and edges of tropical dry forests, thornscrub, pinelands, and gardens. The caterpillar feeds on leaves of legumes (Fabaceae).

 

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