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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) » Moncini » Amblyscirtes » Common Roadside-Skipper - Hodges#4105 (Amblyscirtes vialis)

Species Amblyscirtes vialis - Common Roadside-Skipper - Hodges#4105

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Common Roadside Skipper - Amblyscirtes vialis Linda's roadside skipper - Amblyscirtes vialis Common Roadside Skipper - Amblyscirtes vialis Roadside-Skipper #1 - Amblyscirtes vialis Common Roadside-Skipper - Amblyscirtes vialis Common Roadside-Skipper - Amblyscirtes vialis Common Roadside-Skipper - Amblyscirtes vialis Amblyscirtes vialis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)
Tribe Moncini
Genus Amblyscirtes
Species vialis (Common Roadside-Skipper - Hodges#4105)
Hodges Number
4105
Size
Wingspan 22-32 mm
Range
Eastern North America, except southeast. West into plains states and provinces. Scattered west of Rockies.
Habitat
Woodland openings, edges, streamsides.
Season
March-July, first brood. In south, there is a second brood in September.
Food
Adults take nectar.
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on grasses.
1.larva in grass shelter 2.larva 3.adult
Print References
Brock and Kaufman, p. 342 (1)
Internet References
Butterflies of North America
Works Cited
1.Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides)
Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 March, 2005 - 5:46am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Corey Husic, marcie oconnor
Last updated 2 July, 2017 - 7:34am

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