Whirlabout nectaring on Zinnia, Oct 2014 |
Their larval hosts are grasses, especially Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), and thin paspalum (Paspalum setaceum).
These butterflies are quite small with a wingspan of about 1 - 1 1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.9 cm). They are exceptionally fast fliers that seem to dart from one flower to the next with a speed that could almost convince you of teleportation.
These butterflies are quite small with a wingspan of about 1 - 1 1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.9 cm). They are exceptionally fast fliers that seem to dart from one flower to the next with a speed that could almost convince you of teleportation.
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