Attributes of Amblyscirtes exoteria
Large Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes exoteria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Fringes are checkered; male forewing has a long stigma. Upperside is brown with an orange tint; forewing has small white spots. Underside is dark brown with gray overscales; forewing repeats upperside pattern but with larger spots, hindwing has many small, white spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches (3.2 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Adults are most active in the morning, and spend the rest of the day in shady places.
Flight: One brood from June-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Probably muhly (Muhlenbergia emersleyi) in the grass family (Poaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open woodland, oak canyons.
Range: Arizona and southwestern New Mexico south into Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
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.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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| July 05, 1997 | legacy.reporter (C. Bordelon & E. Knudson) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 22, 1977 | legacy.reporter (Charles Sekerman) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 27, 2005 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 01, 2005 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 07, 2005 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 02, 2005 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 02, 2005 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 2005 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 07, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Kevin Davenport) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 2009 | Gary Jue (Gary Jue) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | August 10, 2009 | Details | |
| July 05, 1997 | legacy.reporter (C. Bordelon & E. Knudson) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Catron County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Grant County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sierra County, New Mexico, 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 | Mohave County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Navajo 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 | Graham 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 | Gila 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 | Sonora, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Chihuahua, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details |
