Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
Distribution, abundance, flight period, and map information provided by Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina.
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Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) |
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| DISTRIBUTION in North Carolina: Widely scattered records throughout the Coastal Plain, and a handful of records for the eastern half of the Piedmont. It has been found on the Outer Banks. This is a migrant from the south, though it does breed in the state. |
| ABUNDANCE in North Carolina: Rare; somewhat erratic from year to year. In most years, a few are reported; in 2004, there were four reports for the Coastal Plain and one for Wake County in the Piedmont. It should be less rare in the southern Coastal Plain than farther northward. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD in North Carolina: This migrant occurs mostly in late summer and fall, from mid-August to early December. However, one was seen in early July 2000, a surprisingly early date for an adult in NC. Even more amazing was an individual photographed on April 28, 2006, by Randy Newman; this is our first spring record. |
Distribution, abundance, flight period, and map information provided by Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina. |