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Species Atrytonopsis loammi - Loammi Skipper - Hodges#4084

Loammi Skipper - Atrytonopsis loammi Dusted (Loammi) Skipper - Atrytonopsis loammi Loammi Skipper - Atrytonopsis loammi
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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 Hesperiini
Subtribe Hesperiina
Genus Atrytonopsis
Species loammi (Loammi Skipper - Hodges#4084)
Hodges Number
4084
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna).
Identification
Similar to Dusted Skipper, but with bold white chevron on ventral hindwing.
Range
Coastal North Carolina to Florida.
Habitat
Dunes, sandy grasslands, weedy fields.
Season
Two flight periods in North Carolina: April to mid-May and mid-July-August. Three flight periods in Florida.
Food
Seaside Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium [Andropogon] littorale) is a known host plant in North Carolina.
Contributed by Will Cook on 30 September, 2006 - 7:55pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 3:16am

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