Attributes of Amblyscirtes vialis
Common Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is black with a few small white spots at the tip of the forewing. Underside is dark brown with violet-gray at the forewing tip and the outer half of the hindwing.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/4 inches (2.2 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To await receptive females, males perch on the ground or low plants in forest openings or edges, waving their antennae in small circles. Females deposit eggs singly on the host plants; caterpillars eat leaves, and make shelters of rolled and tied leaves. Caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from March-July; a partial second brood up to September in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including wild oats (Avena), bent grass (Agrostis), bluegrass (Poa), Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), and Indian woodoats grass (Chasmanthium latifolia).
Adult Food: These skippers prefer nectar from low-growing blue flowers including verbena and selfheal.
Habitat: Open areas in or near woodland, often close to streams.
Range: The Roadside Skipper is the most widespread skipper in North America. It occurs 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.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 19, 2013 | Brett Budach | Miami County, Kansas, United States | May 22, 2013 | Details |
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May 01, 2013 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | May 06, 2013 | Details |
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April 21, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States | April 25, 2013 | Details |
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April 25, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | April 25, 2013 | Details |
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April 21, 2013 | Melinda Fawver | Roane County, Tennessee, United States | April 22, 2013 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | Bob Bouman | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States | December 05, 2012 | Details |
| March 24, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 01, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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August 31, 2012 | Howell Curtis | Floyd County, Indiana, United States | September 01, 2012 | Details |
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July 24, 2012 | stephen stedman (Edmund K. LeGrand) | Putnam County, Tennessee, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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July 11, 2012 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | July 26, 2012 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | Jdammarell | Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States | July 09, 2012 | Details |
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June 15, 2012 | rconnorsphoto | Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States | June 23, 2012 | Details |
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March 29, 2012 | Lori Owenby | Alexander County, North Carolina, United States | June 16, 2012 | Details |
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April 06, 2012 | Howell Curtis | Harrison County, Indiana, United States | June 11, 2012 | Details |
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April 14, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Mineral County, West Virginia, United States | April 17, 2012 | Details |
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April 01, 2012 | Melinda Fawver | Pickett County, Tennessee, United States | April 10, 2012 | Details |
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April 01, 2012 | Julius | Monroe County, Tennessee, United States | April 05, 2012 | Details |
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June 25, 2011 | pcastrovillo | Washington County, Idaho, United States | January 29, 2012 | Details |
| June 18, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Richard Forster) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1995 | legacy.reporter (N.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 16, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Dottie Case) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 18, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Dottie Case) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 21, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Dottie Case) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Dottie Case) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 28, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Dottie Case) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 31, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 26, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Cathy Asselin) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 24, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 31, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 22, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 30, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Cathy Dodd) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 09, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Richard Walton) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 05, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 15, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 12, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheila Carroll) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 02, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Dottie Case) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 10, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 09, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 07, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Karen Parker) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 13, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Karen Parker) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 31, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Dottie Case) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 24, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 31, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 16, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheilla Carrol) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 20, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 12, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheilla Carrol) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Russel Holden) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 09, 2011 | J_Martineau | Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States | December 05, 2011 | Details |
