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.

Habitat ⁸

Found in grassy clearings and along the edges of poplar forest.

Conservation status ⁹

Not of concern.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Brian Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/92824172@N00/3763942725
2. (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_106906.JPG
3. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/amblyscirtes_vialis/Amblyscirtes_vialis_Mt_Magazine_SP_Logan_Co_AR_USA_25-VI-04.jpg
4. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/amblyscirtes_vialis/Amblyscirtes_vialis_Muskegon_Muskegon_Co_MI_USA_12-VI-03_.jpg
5. (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
6. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/amblyscirtes_vialis/Amblyscirtes_vialis_Tallgrass_Prarie_Preserve_Pawhuska_Osage_Co_OK_USA_23-VI-06_1.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyscirtes_vialis
8. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31884551
9. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31884547

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

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