Dimorphic skipper

Wing span:

Identification: This species is sexually dimorphic. Males have dark brown wings and no distinctive markings. The forewings of females are dark brown with six white spots and a subapical band consisting of five smaller white spots. The abdomen and hindwings are white. The hindwings have broad dark brown margins all around except at the dorsum. 

Variation:

Behaviour:

Habitat:

Larval food plantSwartzia cubensis, Swartzia simplex (Warren et al., 2013)

Adult food: Flower nectar of Ageratum

Reported from: Omai (Region 7)