Diet

• Adults: Feed primarily on flower nectar, visiting flowering shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants. They may also obtain moisture and minerals from damp soil and other moist surfaces.

• Caterpillars: The larval food plants are not as well documented as those of some other Aguna species, but members of the genus are associated primarily with leguminous plants (Fabaceae).

• Adults are active, fast-flying skippers that frequently move between flowers and elevated perches while foraging.

Range

• Aguna mcguirei is a Neotropical skipper occurring in Mexico and Central America.

• Around Zihua, Aguna mcguirei would likely be considered occasional to locally uncommon, particularly in suitable forest-edge and dry-forest habitat.

Habitat

• McGuire's Aguna occurs in tropical forest, tropical dry forest, woodland, forest edges, clearings and secondary vegetation.

• Adults are likely to be encountered along sunny trails, forest margins and openings, where they can patrol vegetation and visit flowers.

• Around Zihua, suitable habitat includes tropical deciduous forest, thorn scrub, forest edges, dry hillsides, roadside vegetation and areas of secondary growth.

Size

• Aguna mcguirei is a medium-sized spread-wing skipper, with a wingspan generally around 35–45 mm.

• It has the characteristic robust body, broad wings and rapid flight typical of Aguna.

• The wings are predominantly dark brown to blackish, with contrasting pale yellow, cream or golden markings.