Urbanus proteus
Common name: Long-tailed 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’
Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Buddleja davidii
(sold as dwarf)
Buddleja weyeriana 'honeycomb'
Callistemon citrinus
(sold as Little John)
Callistemon
(sold as Cane's Hybrid)
Celosia
(sold as Mixed Colors)
Celosia
(sold as Prestige Scarlet)
Cuphea llavea
(sold as Totally Tempted)
Cuphea
(sold as Flamenco Samba)
Duranta erecta
(sold as Variegata)
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)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
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)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Tagetes erecta
(sold as Inca Orange)
Tagetes erecta
(sold as Inca Yellow)
Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Antigua orange)
Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Antigua yellow)
Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Bonanza yellow)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Coral)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Yellow)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Oklahoma Scarlet)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Sizzle Cherry & Ivory)
Zinnia
(sold as Crystal White)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland Mix)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland scarlet)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Apricot)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Cherry)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Orange)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion White)
Urbanus proteus, the Long-tailed Skipper or Bean Leafroller, can be found in several states in the West, Midwest, and Northeast.
Favorite nectar plants include: Lantana, Salvia, and Zinnia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Bauhinia
Bauhinia forficata
Byrsonima coccolobifolia
Canna
Centrosema arenicola
Clitoria
Clitoria laurifolia
Clitoria mariana
Clitoria ternatea
Desmodium affine
Desmodium canescens
Desmodium incanum
Desmodium neomexicanum
Desmodium tortuosum
Desmodium viridiflorum
Glycine max
Lathyrus odoratus
Macroptilium lathyroides
Periandra
Phaseolus
Phaseolus lunatus
Phaseolus polystachios
Phaseolus vulgaris
Pisum sativum
Prosopis
Prosopis glandulosa
Prosopis glandulosa torreyana
Stigmaphyllon emarginatum
Vicia faba
Vigna luteola
Vigna radiata
Vigna unguiculata
Wisteria
Wisteria frutescens
Wisteria sinensis
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