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Achalarus lyciades (Geyer, 1832)
Status: Rare resident?/stray
Flight Period(s): Double brooded in most of its established range (south of Nebraska). Records from Nebraska range from 16 June – 25 August.
Range: The Hoary Edge is found from eastern Texas north to Wisconsin and east to the Atlantic coast. It is recorded from extreme southeastern Nebraska.
Larval Hostplant(s): Herbaceous legumes, especially Illinois tickclover (Desmodium illinoensis) and to a lesser extent False Indigo and Lespedezas (Baptisiae and Lespedeza species).
Overwinter: A. lyciades passes the winter as a pupa
Commentary/Habitat: Three specimens have been found in the state, all in 1990, by Steve Spomer in Richardson and Nemaha counties.
Similar Species: Easily differentiated from the Silver-spotted Skipper