Dusted Skipper
Atrytonopsis hianna (Scudder, 1868)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Fringes are brown with a few white spots. Upperside is gray-black; male forewing has a tiny stigma. Underside of hindwing is gray with white dusting outwardly and usually at least one white dot at the wing base. Populations on the southern Great Plains (A. h. turneri) are paler gray; those in Florida and along the southern Atlantic coast (A. h. loammi) have white spots on the hindwing undersides.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 11/16 inches (3.2 - 4.3 cm).
Life History: To watch for receptive females, males perch on or near the ground during the daytime. Caterpillars eat leaves and live in tents of silked-together leaves. Fully-grown caterpillars hibernate and pupate in a sealed nest at the base of the host plant.
Flight: One brood from May-June in the north; two broods from March-October in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius) and big bluestem (A. gerardi).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including Japanese honeysuckle, wild strawberry, blackberry, wild hyacinth, phlox, vervain, and red clover.
Habitat: Grasslands, prairies, barrens, and old fields.
Range: Local. Eastern Wyoming, central Colorado, northern New Mexico, and central Texas east to New Hampshire and Massachusetts; south to peninsular Florida and the Gulf Coast.
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
Get your BAMONA Gear!
Please donate!
We depend on donations to keep Butterflies and Moths of North America freely available. We want to express our gratitude to all who showed their support by making a contribution this year. You can donate to support this project at any time.
Advertise with us!
Do you have a product or service that you think would interest BAMONA users? If you would like to advertise on this website, contact us by email, or use the contact form and select the "Advertising" category.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 1087 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Day County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Sep 04, 2021
Observation date: Apr 18, 2021
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 21, 2021
Observation date: May 29, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Newaygo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 03, 2021
Observation date: Jun 05, 2019
Submitted by: LivObs
Region: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 16, 2018
Submitted by: nickosler
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 21, 2020
Observation date: Jun 07, 2016
Submitted by: mqui129
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Dec 14, 2020
Observation date: May 06, 2017
Submitted by: Carolyn Seaton
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 08, 2020
Observation date: May 01, 2019
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 15, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Newaygo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 15, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Newaygo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 21, 2020
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: TSims
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
Observation date: May 29, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Newaygo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 12, 2020
Observation date: Apr 16, 2020
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 26, 2020
Observation date: May 15, 2000
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: Jun 07, 1996
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: May 30, 1993
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: May 15, 1993
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: Jun 07, 2009
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 07, 2020
Observation date: Apr 16, 2019
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 20, 2019
Observation date: Mar 23, 2019
Submitted by: Brad.Moon
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 26, 2019
Observation date: May 13, 2017
Submitted by: A_baldini (dailyentomologist)
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jan 09, 2019
Observation date: May 08, 2017
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 18, 2018
Observation date: Jun 02, 2018
Submitted by: kgardner
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 04, 2018
Observation date: Apr 19, 2018
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 20, 2018
- ‹ previous
- 2 of 46
- next ›