Common Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis
Summary 7
Amblyscirtes vialis (the Common Roadside Skipper) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from British Columbia east across southern Canada to Maine and Nova Scotia, south to central California, northern New Mexico, Texas, the Gulf states and northern Florida.
North american ecology (us and canada) 8
Amblyscirtes vialis is resident in most of southern Canada and the United States except the southwestern corner (Scott 1986). Habitats are Gulf Coast to Canadian zone mostly wooded areas. Host plants are grasses, restricted to several genera including Uniola, Poa, Agrostis, and many other grass species in the lab. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly. Individuals overwinter as larvae. There is one flight each year with the approximate flight time late May ? June 30 most places, June 10-July 15 in the northern and high altitude parts of the range, and late March-May 15 in the southern part of the range (Scott 1986).
Sources and Credits
- (c) Brian Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/92824172@N00/3763942725
- (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/amblyscirtes_vialis/Amblyscirtes_vialis_Saugatuck_Allegan_Co_MI_USA_10-V-06.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/2014_03_15/IMG_168957.JPG
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- (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2014_03_15/IMG_169039.JPG
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyscirtes_vialis
- (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/20625671
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CalPhotos
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Maryland Moths
- Mass Moths
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- Pacific Northwest Moths
