Life Cycle
Most of the day, males perch on grass blades or stems to await females. Females lay their greenish white eggs on or near the host plant. The larva lives in a nest by tying leaves together with silk. The variable brown larva is indistinguishable from closely related larvae. The overwintering stage is the pupa. The Tawny-edged Skipper has 1 brood per year in the northeast and northwest and 2-3 broods per year in the deep south.
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