Calpodes ethlius
Common name: Brazilian Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Confetti’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Edward Goucher’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sherwoodii’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunrise’
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Calpodes ethlius, the Brazilian Skipper, can be found in CA,AZ,NV,NM,TX,KS,OK,MO,IL,IN,OH,WV,AR,MS,AL,GA,FL,SC,NC,VA,MD,PA,NJ,NY,RI, and MA.
Favorite nectar plant: Salvia
USDA Growing Zones for this plant include: 5,6,7,8,9
Host plants:
Cynodon dactylon
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Paspalum notatum
Sorghum halepense
Digitaria
