Attributes of Amblyscirtes linda
Linda's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes linda H.A. Freeman, 1943
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown with a few light spots; male forewing stigma is obscure. Underside of forewing is deep brown with a black tip; hindwing is black-brown with gray overscales and a band of pale gray spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 5/16 inches (2.9 - 3.4 cm).
Life History: Females lay eggs singly on the underside of host leaves near the edge. Caterpillars eat leaves, and live and pupate in tents of folded, sealed leaves.
Flight: Two broods from April-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Indian woodoats grass (Chasmanthium latifolia).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including blackberry.
Habitat: Near woodland streams.
Range: Western Tennessee west through southern Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas to eastern Oklahoma.
Conservation: Populations and their habitat should be conserved wherever found.
NCGR: G2 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences), or because of other factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range. (Endangered 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.
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April 16, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | April 18, 2013 | Details |
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April 15, 2012 | Larry S Price | Howard County, Arkansas, United States | October 21, 2012 | Details |
| August 24, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Jim W. Arterburn) | Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States | October 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 24, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Jim W. Arterburn) | Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States | August 28, 2009 | Details | |
| July 04, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Ribitzki, Paul & Williams, Ken) | McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| July 20, 1980 | legacy.reporter | St Louis County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| August 08, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Frohmberg, Eric) | Laclede County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| September 04, 1929 | legacy.reporter (O'Byrne, H.I.) | Jefferson County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| May 05, 1974 | legacy.reporter | Benton County, Missouri, United States | February 21, 2007 | Details | |
| June 08, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Roever, Kilian) | Barry County, Missouri, United States | February 21, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Carroll County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jackson County, Illinois, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Monroe County, Illinois, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Franklin County, Kansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | St Clair County, Missouri, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Craig County, Oklahoma, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Madison County, Tennessee, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
