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Species Amblyscirtes nysa - Nysa Roadside-Skipper - Hodges#4103

Nysa Roadside-Skipper - Amblyscirtes nysa

Amblyscirtes nysa - ? - Amblyscirtes nysa

Amblyscirtes nysa / Nysa Skipper? - Amblyscirtes nysa

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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 nysa (Nysa Roadside-Skipper - Hodges#4103)

Hodges Number

4103

Explanation of Names

Amblyscirtes nysa W.H. Edwards, 1877

Size

Wingspan 19-30 mm

Identification

Mottling on underside of hindwing is distinctive.

Range

mostly: AZ-TX-KS - Map - BAMONA

Habitat

Dry washes, suburban lawns.

Season

March-October (2-3 broods).

Life Cycle

Larvae feed on grasses.

Life cycle photos - ovipositing female through newly eclosed adult - by Berry Nall

Print References

Glassberg, p. 196, plate 68 [cite:2460

Brock and Kaufamn, p. 350 (1)

Internet References

Butterflies of America - BOA

BAMONA

Works Cited

1.	Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides) Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Co.

Contributed by Cotinis on 31 July, 2005 - 10:29pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, marcie oconnor
Last updated 19 June, 2015 - 8:24pm

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