Attributes of Amblyscirtes eos
Dotted Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes eos (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Fringes are white with dark patches at the end of the veins. Upperside is black; forewing has a few very small white spots near the tip and in the center. Underside of hindwing is gray-brown with round white spots that have narrow black borders.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/4 inches (2.2 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To wait for receptive females, males perch on flat spots near gully bottoms or fly up slopes.
Flight: Several flights from March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Probably obtuse panicgrass (Panicum obtusum) in Arizona.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including Verbena and Astragalus.
Habitat: Canyons, ravines, and roadsides in shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies, oak grassland, and juniper-pinyon woodland.
Range: Southwestern Colorado, southern Kansas, and northeast Texas south to central Arizona, South Texas, and northern Mexico.
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.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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| August 09, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 11, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 15, 2012 | Matt ODonnell | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | July 24, 2012 | Details |
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June 19, 2010 | aahewetson | Texas, United States, Yoakum County | February 15, 2011 | Details |
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August 08, 2005 | anthony.thomas | Arizona, United States | January 23, 2011 | Details |
| July 28, 2005 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 29, 2005 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 08, 2005 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 03, 2005 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 02, 1967 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 31, 1968 | legacy.reporter (Keith Hughes) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 21, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Jim Arterburn & Ken Williams) | Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 20, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Jim Arterburn & Ken Williams) | Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| May 23, 2009 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Hall County, Texas, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| July 12, 2009 | Gary Jue (Gary Jue) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | August 10, 2009 | Details | |
| April 26, 2009 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Garza County, Texas, United States | May 04, 2009 | Details | |
| August 06, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Smith, Bill & Janet) | Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| July 02, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.) | Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| June 04, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Edwards, David & Fisher, John) | Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| May 29, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Fisher, John) | Texas County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| March 30, 2008 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Texas, Motley County, United States | October 03, 2008 | Details | |
| May 10, 2008 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Texas, Lamb County, United States | October 03, 2008 | Details | |
| May 11, 2008 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Texas, Kent County, United States | October 03, 2008 | Details | |
| March 30, 2008 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Floyd County, Texas, United States | October 03, 2008 | Details | |
| August 28, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Bordelon and Knudson) | Hudspeth County, Texas, United States | January 08, 2008 | Details | |
| March 05, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Derek Muschalek) | DeWitt County, Texas, United States | January 08, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Derek Muschalek) | DeWitt County, Texas, United States | December 28, 2007 | Details | |
| September 01, 2007 | John Saba (John Saba) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| July 28, 2007 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Cochran County, Texas, United States | August 31, 2007 | Details | |
| July 29, 2007 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Texas, Lynn County, United States | August 31, 2007 | Details | |
| June 15, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Don Dubois) | Haskell County, Texas, United States | July 19, 2007 | Details | |
| June 10, 2007 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Bailey County, Texas, United States | July 18, 2007 | Details | |
| July 07, 2007 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Hockley County, Texas, United States | July 18, 2007 | Details | |
| July 08, 2007 | aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson) | Hale County, Texas, United States | July 18, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Greenlee County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pinal County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Graham County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mohave County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Baca County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Prowers County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bent County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Otero County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Crowley County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pueblo County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | El Paso County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
