Systasea pulverulenta
Common name: Texas Powdered Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Systasea pulverulenta, the Texas Powdered Skipper, can be found in AZ,NM,TX,OK, and UT.
Favorite nectar plant: Lantana
USDA Growing Zones for this plant include: 8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Abutilon abutiloides
Abutilon incanum
Abutilon pedunculare
Abutilon wrightii
Allowissadula holosericea
Allowissadula lozanii
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Wissadula amplissima
CC by-sa 2.0 image courtesy of
Anne Toal