Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes aesculapius
Summary 7
Amblyscirtes aesculapius (the Lace-windged Roadside Skipper) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas, east to south-east Virginia, south along the Atlantic Coast to northern Florida.
North american ecology (us and canada) 8
Amblyscirtes aesculapius is resident in the southeastern United States (Scott 1986). Habitats are moist woods. Host plant is the grass species Arundinaria tecta. There are multiple flights between June 1- early July and Aug 15-Sept. 15 in the northern part of their range, and in the south multiple flights between Feb. 1-Sept. 30, at least (Scott 1986).
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- (c) pondhawk, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/38686613@N08/4747747808/
- (c) Jeffrey Pippen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/amblyscirtes_aesculapius/Amblyscirtes_aesculapius_Craven_Co_NC_USA_26-VIII-06_21a.jpg
- (c) Jeffrey Pippen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/amblyscirtes_aesculapius/Amblyscirtes_aesculapius_Craven_Co_NC_USA_26-VIII-06_1r.jpg
- (c) Jeffrey Pippen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/amblyscirtes_aesculapius/Amblyscirtes_aesculapius_Craven_Co_NC_USA_28-VIII-06_1a.jpg
- (c) Jeffrey Pippen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/amblyscirtes_aesculapius/Amblyscirtes_aesculapius_Craven_Co_NC_USA_29-VIII-06_1.jpg
- (c) Jeffrey Pippen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/amblyscirtes_aesculapius/Amblyscirtes_aesculapius_Craven_Co_NC_USA_29-VIII-06_1a.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyscirtes_aesculapius
- (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/20625476
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
