Artemides skipper

Wing span:

Identification: The wings are dark brown with dark brown fringe. The forewings have seven central white spots, four subapical white spots, and bands of iridescent greyish-blue specks on the upperside. The hindwings are white from mid to dorsum. The body is dark brown on the upperside and whitish on the underside, with the end of the abdomen being white on both upper- and undersides.

Variation:

Behaviour:

Habitat:

Larval food plantUncaria tomentosa (Warren et al., 2013)

Adult food:

Reported from: Mabaruma (Region 1), Demerara