Tag: Adults eat the nectar of many flowers

  • Hoary Edge Skipper

    Hoary Edge Skipper (Achalarus lyacides) Native to the eastern United States. Adults active April through September. Caterpillars eat leaves of plants in the Legume family. As adults, they eat the nectar of various flowering plants, including Common Milkweed, New Jersey Tea and Buttonbush. A small Skipper with a wingspan of 1.5 to 1.75 inch. They’re…