Brazilian Skipper vs Burnet Companion

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Brazilian Skipper Burnet Companion
Scientific Name Calpodes ethlius Euclidia glyphica
Order Lepidoptera Lepidoptera
Family Hesperiidae Erebidae
Size 45-55 mm wingspan Wingspan 25-30mm
Habitat Wetlands Grasslands
Diet Nectar Feeders Herbivores
Regions Southern United States through Central America and South America Europe, Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Brazilian Skipper

A robust brown skipper butterfly with translucent white spots on the forewings. Its larvae build leaf shelters on canna lily plants.

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Did You Know?

Its caterpillars are sometimes called canna leafrollers because they roll and silk-tie canna leaves into tube-shaped shelters.

Burnet Companion

A small day-flying brown and orange moth often seen flying alongside burnet moths on flower-rich grasslands.

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Did You Know?

Named because it is often seen flying in the company of six-spot burnet moths on the same flower-rich meadows.