Bell's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes belli H.A. Freeman, 1941
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Fringes are strongly checkered. Upperside is dark brown; forewing has pale spots, but none in the cell. Underside is gray-black with 2 rows of pale gray spots.
Wing Span: 1 3/16 - 1 1/4 inches (3 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: Males perch to watch for receptive females. Caterpillars eat leaves and make shelters of folded leaves. Caterpillars of the last brood hibernate in the fourth stage and pupate within silk-lined leaf cases in soil debris.
Flight: Three broods from April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Indian woodoats grass (Chasmanthium latifolia).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Grassy areas near creeks, in woodland openings and edges, and city gardens.
Range: Eastern Kansas, central Oklahoma, and central Texas east to southwest Ohio, central Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, and western South Carolina.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2010
Submitted by: H. Wedgeworth
Region: Texas, Montgomery County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
Submitted by: Justme
Region: Butler County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2018
Observation date: Jun 04, 2018
Submitted by: Williamv0123
Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 07, 2018
Observation date: Apr 30, 2006
Submitted by: Boomertog
Region: Denton County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 02, 2018
Observation date: Aug 04, 2017
Submitted by: KristenG
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 15, 2018
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 08, 2017
Observation date: Jul 31, 2017
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Crawford County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 01, 2017
Observation date: Jul 06, 2017
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 08, 2017
Observation date: Jun 24, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jun 29, 2017
Observation date: Mar 29, 2017
Submitted by: Laurie Sheppard
Region: Grayson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 26, 2017
Observation date: May 18, 2017
Submitted by: deeannem
Region: Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 20, 2017
Observation date: Aug 14, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 16, 2017
Observation date: Jul 24, 2016
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 25, 2016
Observation date: Sep 03, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Stewart County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 18, 2016
Observation date: Aug 06, 2016
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 06, 2016
Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Jul 17, 2016
Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Crawford County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 14, 2016
Observation date: May 15, 2016
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 12, 2016
Observation date: May 15, 2016
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 12, 2016
Observation date: May 21, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 31, 2016
Observation date: Apr 28, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 29, 2016
Observation date: Aug 17, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 09, 2015
Observation date: Aug 15, 2015
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Sep 02, 2015
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