Golden Banded-Skipper
Autochton cellus (Boisduval & Leconte, [1837])
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Wings are dark brown-black. Forewing has a wide yellow band, and a small white patch near the apex. Underside is dark brown with 2-3 darker bands; hindwing margin may have gray overscales.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 2 inches (3.5 - 5.1 cm).
Life History: Adults are active in the late afternoon. To seek females, males perch in gullies on rocks or up to 6 feet above ground on vegetation. Females lay eggs in strings of 2-7 at the base of host plant leaflets. Caterpillars live in shelters of rolled or tied leaves and emerge at night to feed on leaves. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: Two broods; from May-August in the north, April-September in the south. One brood from June-September in southern Arizona.
Caterpillar Hosts: New Mexico locust (Robinia neomexicana) and hog peanut (Amphicarpa bracteata).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including trailing arbutus, blackberry, abelia, and hollyhock.
Habitat: Damp, wooded ravines with permanent water sources.
Range: In the west from central Arizona, southwest New Mexico, and west Texas south to central Mexico. In the east from Maryland south to South Carolina, west to eastern Oklahoma and northeast Texas. Isolated population in northern Florida.
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 12, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rose Maschek)
Region: Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Feb 02, 2007
Observation date: May 19, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kay Jones, Rita Venable et al.)
Region: Lewis County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Jan 30, 2007
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Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
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Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
Observation date: May 28, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rita Venable)
Region: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Nov 16, 2006
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Will Cook)
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
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Region: Taylor County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Virginia, Wythe County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Yadkin County, North Carolina, 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: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Jackson County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Navajo County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Stone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Volusia County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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