Cymaenes tripunctus
Common name: Three-spotted Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)
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)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Cymaenes tripunctus, the Three-spotted Skipper, can be found in FL and GA.
Favorite nectar plants include: Bidens, Lantana, Pentas, and Verbena
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Host plants:
Bambusa vulgaris
Panicum maximum
Saccharum officinarum
CC 2.0 image courtesy of
Judy Gallagher