Proteides mercurius
Common name: Mercurial Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Proteides mercurius, the Mercurial Skipper, can be found in AZ,TX,LA,FL, and OK.
Favorite nectar plant: Taraxacum officinale
USDA Growing Zones for this plant include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Host plants:
Andira inermis
Cassia
Dalbergia
Derris elliptica
Derris elliptica
Lonchocarpus monilis
Muellera frutescens
Piscidia carthagenensis
Rhynchosia
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