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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Verified Sightings
Displaying 121 - 144 of 280 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 24, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Edwards, David)
Region: Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 30, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 24, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ribitzki, Paul)
Region: Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Aug 29, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Custer County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 16, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jul 07, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Kay County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 09, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 20, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Walker, Mark)
Region: Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Wlaker, Mark)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Apr 23, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Love County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jul 18, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dreiling, Mark)
Region: Washington County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Aug 25, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Aug 30, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Fisher, John)
Region: Osage County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Sep 02, 1989
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 21, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Apr 24, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Davenport, Ken)
Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Davenport, Ken)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jul 27, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Coal County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Sep 08, 1990
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Noble County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Aug 29, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Sep 04, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Apr 16, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Fisher, John)
Region: Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 27, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard)
Region: Bartow County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
Observation date: Apr 24, 2008
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2008
Observation date: Apr 26, 2008
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2008
Observation date: May 01, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Scott County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
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