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: Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2015
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2015
Observation date: Aug 08, 2015
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Aug 09, 2015
Observation date: Jul 24, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 25, 2015
Observation date: May 23, 2015
Submitted by: Brett Budach
Region: Iron County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Jun 15, 2015
Observation date: May 19, 2015
Submitted by: tom howe
Region: Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 29, 2015
Observation date: Aug 29, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 29, 2014
Observation date: Aug 27, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 27, 2014
Observation date: Aug 11, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 12, 2014
Observation date: Aug 03, 2014
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 06, 2014
Observation date: Jul 19, 2014
Submitted by: James F. Snyder
Region: Texas, Waller County, United States
Verified by: James F. Snyder
Verified date: Jul 20, 2014
Observation date: Jul 11, 2014
Submitted by: Rita Venable
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 12, 2014
Observation date: May 25, 2014
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Meigs County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Jun 09, 2014
Observation date: May 24, 2014
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 07, 2014
Observation date: May 23, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 06, 2014
Observation date: May 11, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 12, 2014
Observation date: Sep 07, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 06, 2013
Observation date: Sep 08, 2013
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 14, 2013
Observation date: Sep 03, 2013
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 14, 2013
Observation date: Aug 25, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 30, 2013
Observation date: Aug 28, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 30, 2013
Observation date: Aug 16, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 22, 2013
Observation date: Aug 03, 2013
Submitted by: janeth13
Region: Collin County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 22, 2013
Observation date: Aug 14, 2013
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 15, 2013
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