Common bent-skipper
Wing span:
Identification: The wings are dark brown with brown fringe and bands of an even darker shade of brown. The space between the bands appear purplish on the upperside.
Variation: There is variation in the amount of purple on the upperside of the wings.
Behaviour:
Habitat:
Larval food plant: Banisteriopsis muricata (Warren et al., 2013)
Adult food: Flower nectar of Ageratum
Reported from: Parika (Region 3), Kamarang River (Region 7), Demerara River