I believe this is a Brazilian Skipper. It may be a new county record! It was SO BIG, just a little smaller than a sphinx moth. Apparently they are regular in central Texas and elsewhere south, but wander north in the fall.
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Oh wow that is big! Very cool find! I will have my eyes open for one here. 😎
Their host plant in our area is Canna. When I grew a dwarf Canna in a pot for a few years I would find their caterpillars on my plant. I never saw the adult though.
Oh wow that is big! Very cool find! I will have my eyes open for one here. 😎
I will be watching too. Not sure ive ever seen one.
First one I’ve ever seen!
Their host plant in our area is Canna. When I grew a dwarf Canna in a pot for a few years I would find their caterpillars on my plant. I never saw the adult though.
Oh that’s interesting!! Thanks! I’ve never grown cannas.