Astraptes anaphus

Astraptes anaphus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Astraptes
Species: A. anaphus
Binomial name
Astraptes anaphus
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Papilio anaphus Cramer, [1777]
  • Telegonus anaphus
  • Aethilla anaphus
  • Papilio leucogramma Sepp, [1830]
  • Thymele grenadensis Schaus, 1902
  • Telegonus alpistus Mabille, 1903
  • Telegonus roysi Avinoff & Shoumatoff, 1941

The Yellow-tipped Flasher or Dull Astraptes (Astraptes anaphus) is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America to the West Indies and Mexico. Strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

The wingspan is 51–64 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and from September to November in southern Texas. There are many flights beginning in March in Mexico.

The larvae feed on vines in the Fabaceae family.

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