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 200 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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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 |
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July 09, 2011 | J_Martineau | Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States | December 05, 2011 | Details |
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May 27, 2008 | rdhealy1951 | Hart County, Kentucky, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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June 21, 2008 | RaisingButterflies.org | Utah County, Utah, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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June 20, 2011 | plex1ppus | Mineral County, Montana, United States | August 31, 2011 | Details |
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August 29, 2011 | George Sims | Douglas County, Missouri, United States | August 31, 2011 | Details |
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August 06, 2009 | Howell Curtis | Harrison County, Indiana, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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August 12, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Albemarle County, Virginia, United States | August 16, 2011 | Details |
| April 09, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| June 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 04, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Mackinac County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 10, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with Martin Bialecki, Mike and Susan Kielb ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 1996 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M. & S. Bialecki, Richard Brown, D. & E. Shappirio, C. Swift, Roger Wykes. ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Scholtens, Brian) | Emmet County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 09, 1997 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 08, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 07, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon, Jeanne Raffin) | Oscoda County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 08, 1998 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 14, 1998 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Alger County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Moran, Michael, Steve Mueller) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 28, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Chippewa County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 28, 1999 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 29, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Ross, Stephen) | Mecosta County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 05, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Luce County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 23, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Timothy with Kathy Bowler, J. Brecklin, Janet Helmer, Linda Koning, M. Moreau, K. Mork, R. Pedler, Ken Sherburn, Ron Spink, Greg Swanson, J Walhout) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 09, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Moran, Michael) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 16, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 20, 2000 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 20, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Packard, Martin) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 03, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Ross, Stephen) | Mecosta County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 17, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Pavlik, Jeff) | Marquette County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 30, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 15, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Orange County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 12, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Orange County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 12, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Windsor County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 02, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Orange County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 18, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Aversa, Anne) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 02, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Eldredge, Betsy) | Windham County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 18, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Kluge, Karen; Rosenmeier, Terry) | Caledonia County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 08, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan) | Caledonia County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 20, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
