Prolepsis

Prolepsis tristis

This is the only species in this genus in North America, and it’s found across the southern U.S. They are severely sexually dimorphic, with the two sexes looking very different.

FL Season: April – October, mostly June and July

FL Range: Throughout

A pale male in Okeechobee County, FL
A slightly darker male photographed by Scott Simmons. Used with permission.
Black-phase male photographed by mcwildlife. (iNaturalist, CC BY-NC-ND)
Females photographed by Scott Simmons. 1 and 2. Used with permission.
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