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title: "Dorantes Longtail"
description: "Cecropterus dorantes — Insects & spiders. Cecropterus dorantes, the lilac-banded longtail or Dorantes longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/dorantes-longtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Dorantes Longtail

> Cecropterus dorantes — Insects & spiders. Cecropterus dorantes, the lilac-banded longtail or Dorantes longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

- Scientific name: *Cecropterus dorantes*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 20103
- Wikidata: [Q118482393](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118482393)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1457832](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1457832)

## Names

- en: Dorantes Longtail
- es: Saltarina común de Cola Larga
- fr: Hespérie à queues courtes

## Countries with the most observations

MX (8259), US (4674), BR (1568), EC (275), AR (210), CO (105), DO (81), TT (78), CU (74), NI (67), CR (64), PR (48)

## Summary

Cecropterus dorantes, the lilac-banded longtail or Dorantes longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Strays can be found as far north as northern California, southern Arizona, southern Missouri and North Carolina.

The wingspan is 37–51 mm. There are three to four generations throughout the year in southern Florida and southern Texas.
The larvae feed on various legumes, including wild and cultivated Phaseolus species, Desmodium and blue peas Clitoria. Adults feed on…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecropterus_dorantes

## Photo

![Dorantes Longtail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dorantes-longtail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189037992

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dorantes-longtail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).