Clouded Skipper Butterfly Images

Clouded Skipper Butterfly Images, Facts and Information:

Lerema accius

• Clouded Skippers are small butterflies with brown wings featuring cloudy patterns of lighter and darker shades. Males and females have similar appearances, though females tend to be slightly larger.
• Clouded Skipper butterflies are found in the southeastern United States, from Texas to Florida and north to Virginia. Some populations extend into parts of the Midwest and Northeast.
• Clouded Skippers inhabit open, grassy areas such as meadows, prairies, forest edges, and disturbed habitats like roadsides and old fields.
• Clouded Skipper butterfly caterpillars feed on various grasses, including crabgrass, panic grass, and St. Augustine grass. Adults nectar on a variety of flowers, particularly those with purple or white blooms.
• Clouded Skippers lay single eggs on host plants. Caterpillars develop through several instars before pupating. There are multiple generations per year in most of their range.
• A group of skippers can be called a “flutter” or “library” of skippers.
• The lifespan of adult Clouded Skipper butterflies is typically only a few weeks.

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