Pest Profile Photo credits: Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org; Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Common Name: Bean leafroller/ Long-tailed skipper Scientific Name: Urbanus proteus Order and Family: Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae Size and Appearance: Length (mm) Appearance Egg Slightly flattened and spherical; white in color turning yellow 1mm in diameter Larva/Nymph Large black, brown head capsule. Greenish yellow body with later instars developing distinct yellow stripes. Adult Forewings and hind wings chocolate brown in color with 50mm wingspan green iridescence on both body and wings. Pupa (if applicable) Yellow to brown in color 20mm Type of feeder (Chewing, sucking, etc.): Larvae: Chewing mouthparts. Adult: Siphoning proboscis Host plant/s: Legumes in the family Fabaceae Description of Damage (larvae and adults): Larvae feed on leaves on the bean plants, leaving triangular notches on the leaf edge. Van Dam and Wilde (1977) state that the first three instars do not cause economic loss but the 4th and 5th can cause some economic losses. In addition to notching the leaves when feeding, the larvae will fold over sections of the leaf and fasten it with silk to form a shelter. Larvae will pupate in these leaf folds. References: Capinera, J. (2017). Bean leafroller-Urbanus proteus. Featured Creature. University of Florida. Van Dam, W., & Wilde, G. (1977). Biology of the Bean Leafroller Urbanus proteus (Lepidoptera: Hesperidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 50(1), 157-160. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25082913 .