Cecropterus toxeus

Cecropterus toxeus, also known as the coyote cloudywing or coyote skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Panama, north through Central America and Mexico to central Texas. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Cecropterus toxeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Cecropterus
Species:	C. toxeus
Binomial name
Cecropterus toxeus (Plötz, 1882)
Synonyms
List Aethilla toxeus Plötz, 1882 Eudamus coyote Skinner, 1892 Murgaria albociliata var. nigrociliata Mabille & Boullet, 1912 Thorybes coyote Dyar, 1903 Achalarus negrociliata dos Passos, 1964 Achalarus toxeus (Plötz, 1882)

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The wingspan is 42–50 mm. Adults are on wing from February to November. There are three generations per year.

The caterpillars feed on young leaves of Ebenopsis ebano. Adults feed on flower nectar.