In the fall, a nuclear polyhedrosis virus killed up to 50% of the larvae. Natural enemies of this species include wasp and fly parasitoids, and the Florida predatory stink bug, ( Euthyrhynchus floridanus). The caterpillars feed on leaves and then roll the leaves around themselves, lining the cavity with silk, to pupate. The caterpillars are also known to attack ornamental plants in the legume family such as wisteria and butterfly peas. Larva green speckled with black, with a yellow-orange stripe, brown head, black face and yellow. For this reason, it is sometimes called the bean leafroller in that area. Species Urbanus proteus - Long-tailed Skipper - Hodges3886. The caterpillar of this skipper is a common pest of crops, especially beans, in the southern United States. The pupa stage may last from one to three weeks, after which the adult emerges. Its pupa is contained in a rolled leaf and covered in fine bluish hairs. The long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus) is a spread-winged skipper butterfly found throughout tropical and subtropical South America, south to Argentina. After two to three weeks, the caterpillar forms a pupa. Both sexes have a V-shape of white dots on the forewing and a chequered fringe on the hindwing. The long tails combined with the blue-grey hairs of the head, abdomen and upperwings are diagnostic. All long-tailed skipper posters are produced on-demand using archival inks, ship within 48 hours, and include a 30-day money-back guarantee. I was actually sorry to learn this captivating skipper is a pest. Buy long-tailed skipper posters designed by millions of artists and iconic brands from all over the world. The Teleus Longtail Skipper is also like this one, without the blue, but has white lines instead of white dots at the top of wings. More information on these garden pests can be found at the featured creature website, by the University of Florida. At least the butterflies are coming again now The one labeled simply Long-tailed Skipper has blue on his back in all ID sources, this one in my photos does not. Description and Similar Species: Wingspan 48-54mm. Long tailed skipper caterpillars are preyed upon by certain tachinid flies, Polistes (paper) wasps, and stinkbugs (Hemiptera family Pentatomidae). Also called the bean leafroller, an identifying feature of the green caterpillar is its black or burgundy globular head and orange patterns at its tail. It lays white or yellow eggs, singly or in small clusters, which hatch into a caterpillar with a yellowish body and large, dark head. Hesperiidae : EudaminaeUrbanus proteus (Scudder, 1872)Common Long-tailed Skipper. The long-tailed skipper caterpillar is a large green slug-like caterpillar with rings of yellow dots around its segments and lateral greenish-yellow green lines running the length of its back. It has a large head, prominent eyes, and a wingspan between 4.5 and 6 centimeters. It is a showy butterfly, with wings of light brown tinted with iridescent blue, and two long tails extending from the hindwings. It cannot live in areas with prolonged frost.
The long-tailed skipper ( Urbanus proteus) is a spread-winged skipper butterfly found throughout tropical and subtropical South America, south to Argentina and north into the Eastern United States and southern Ontario.
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