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Species

Species:

Family:

Subfamily:

Size

Medium

Where Found

Habitat

• Woodlands, hammocks, forest margins, and adjacent open areas
• Pinelands, scrub

This species has been reported in these Florida counties:

• ALACHUA
• BAKER
• BAY
• BRADFORD
• BREVARD
• CALHOUN
• CHARLOTTE
• CITRUS
• CLAY
• COLUMBIA
• DE SOTO
• DIXIE
• DUVAL
• ESCAMBIA
• FLAGLER
• FRANKLIN
• GADSDEN
• GILCHRIST
• GLADES
• GULF
• HAMILTON
• HARDEE
• HENDRY
• HERNANDO
• HIGHLANDS
• HILLSBOROUGH
• HOLMES
• INDIAN RIVER
• JACKSON
• JEFFERSON
• LAFAYETTE
• LAKE
• LEON
• LEVY
• LIBERTY
• MADISON
• MANATEE
• MARION
• MARTIN
• NASSAU
• OKALOOSA
• OKEECHOBEE
• ORANGE
• OSCEOLA
• PALM BEACH
• PASCO
• PINELLAS
• POLK
• PUTNAM
• SAINT JOHNS
• SAINT LUCIE
• SANTA ROSA
• SARASOTA
• SEMINOLE
• SUMTER
• SUWANNEE
• TAYLOR
• UNION
• VOLUSIA
• WAKULLA
• WALTON
• WASHINGTON

Flight Period

• February
• March
• April
• May

Description

As its name implies, the Yucca Giant-skipper is a truly impressive species. Found in open pinelands, dry forest or coastal dunes with heathy yucca populations, the adults regularly perch on low vegetation or debris. They do not feed as adults. | Photos by Jaret Daniels