Genus Eudamus Swainson (the Long-tailed Skippers)
Hind wings more or less produced at the anal angle in the form of a long tail. There are a number of species found in Central and South America.
(1) Eudamus proteus (Linnæus), Plate CXXIX, Fig. 2, ♀ (The Long-tailed Skipper). (See p. 199.)
The caterpillar feeds upon Wistaria and various leguminous plants. Common in Florida, the American tropics, and occasionally found as far north as New York.