Oslar's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes oslari (Skinner, 1899)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is orange-brown with no markings; male forewing has a small black stigma. Underside of hindwing is light gray with a pale postmedian band.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 3/8 inches (2.5 - 3.5 cm).
Life History: Males are territorial and perch on sandy spots in gullies and ditches to wait for receptive females.
Flight: One brood from May-July in the north; one brood from July-September in Arizona; two broods from April-September in New Mexico and Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Probably blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis) and other grasses.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Ravines, canyon bottoms, and foothills in prairies and open woodland.
Range: Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and North Dakota south through the high plains and Rocky Mountains to Arizona, New Mexico, and South Texas.
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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Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Region: United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 25, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (B/B)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: May 11, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Kent County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: Jun 27, 2002
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Carter County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
Observation date: May 08, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Gary Lawson)
Region: Hill County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
Observation date: Jun 21, 2005
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Lewis And Clark County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
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Region: Culberson County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Custer County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Medina County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Archuleta County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Catron County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Platte County, Wyoming, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Washington County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Powder River County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Meade County, South Dakota, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Dallam County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Floyd County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Denver County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Crosby County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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