Sachem
Atalopedes campestris
Summary 6
Atalopedes campestris (called the Sachem in the United States) is a small skipper. It is just over 1 inch long and has orange-and-brown adults. Females are slightly larger and have paler markings on their wings compared to males.
Life cycle 7
Its host plants are various grasses, including lawn grasses. Its caterpillar is dark green and black. It has multiple broods per year.
Range and habitat 7
This skipper is common from the southern United States through Brazil. It often migrates north into U.S. northern states.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/Atalopedes_campestris_huron/Atalopedes_campestris_huron_F_USA_TEXAS_Cameron_Co._Laguna_Atascosa_NWR_28-X-2005_BOUTON.jpg
- (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2011_11_14/IMG_107003.JPG
- (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2011_11_14/IMG_107002.JPG
- (c) gaberlunzi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QAUUusqiW1E/Se55KXDALHI/AAAAAAAADd4/8OOaMZtnlbk/IMGP3057.JPG
- (c) cyric, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by cyric
- Adapted by Allie Hay from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atalopedes_campestris
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atalopedes_campestris
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