Arogos Skipper
Atrytone arogos (Boisduval & Leconte, [1837])
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is yellow-orange with black borders which are wider in females. Underside of hindwing is yellow with paler veins.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 7/16 inches (2.9 - 3.7 cm).
Life History: To wait for receptive females, males perch on low vegetation near host plants in the afternoon. Females deposit eggs singly under host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in tents of two leaves silked together. Fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate, complete their feeding the next spring, and pupate in a leaf cocoon in vegetation about 3 feet above the ground.
Flight: One brood from June-July in the north and west; two broods from April-September in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) and probably other native grasses.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of purple vetch, Canada thistle, dogbane, stiff coreopsis, purple coneflower, green milkweed, and ox-eye daisy.
Habitat: Relatively undisturbed grasslands, prairies, sand prairies, and serpentine barrens.
Range: Occurs in isolated colonies Georgia; peninsular Florida; the Gulf Coast; southeast North Dakota and central Minnesota south to South Texas; and the Colorado front range. Strays to west Virginia, northern Arkansas, and Illinois.
Conservation: Populations in Iowa and Minnesota have been greatly reduced. All populations should be protected.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: Care should be taken not to extirpate populations through the use of fire as a management tool.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jun 29, 2006
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: Sep 02, 1993
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Steve G. Williams)
Region: Mobile County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Willis J. Linscheid)
Region: Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2008
Observation date: Aug 30, 2003
Submitted by: MaryAnn Friedman (MaryAnn Friedman)
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2007
Observation date: Jun 06, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Rupe)
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Sep 11, 2007
Observation date: Jul 21, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Linda & Buck Cooper)
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (J. Calhoun)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
Observation date: Jun 15, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: Vernon County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 14, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: St. Clair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 17, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: Barton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E. 2005)
Verified date: Feb 21, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Lyon County, Iowa, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Lyon County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Craig County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Clay County, South Dakota, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Franklin County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Clay County, Iowa, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Reno County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Clark County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Faribault County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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