Attributes of Anatrytone logan
Delaware Skipper
Anatrytone logan (W.H. Edwards, 1863)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Wings are bright yellow-orange. Upperside has black borders and black veins near the margins; forewing has a black bar at the end of the cell. Females have wider borders and darker markings than males. Underside has no markings but may have darker orange veins.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 11/16 inches (2.5 - 4.3 cm).
Life History: Males perch within 1 1/2 feet of the ground in open, grassy areas or along streams to await receptive females. Females deposit eggs singly on host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves and use them to make nests.
Flight: One brood from July-August in the north; two broods from May-September in the south; several broods from February-October in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), and wooly beard grass (Erianthus divaricatus).
Adult Food: Nectar from pink and white flowers including swamp and common milkweeds, shrub houstonia, mountain mint, marsh fleabane, sweet pepperbush, buttonbush, thistles, and pickerelweed.
Habitat: Moist areas including marshes, prairies, fields, roadsides, suburban yards.
Range: Southern Maine west across the Great Lakes states and southern Canada to central Montana; south to Florida, the Gulf states, Texas, northeastern New Mexico, and the Mexican highlands to El Salvador.
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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September 18, 2010 | Shirley Wilkerson | Comanche County, Texas, United States | March 23, 2013 | Details |
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August 26, 2012 | CA Ivy | Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States | March 20, 2013 | Details |
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June 26, 2012 | LinRandolph | Lake County, Ohio, United States | January 07, 2013 | Details |
| May 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 27, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 05, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 25, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 07, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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September 29, 2012 | bentert | Collier County, Florida, United States | November 07, 2012 | Details |
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August 19, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | September 20, 2012 | Details |
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August 20, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | September 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 31, 2012 | Joshua Spence | Murray County, Georgia, United States | August 16, 2012 | Details |
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July 01, 2012 | henryr10 | Hamilton County, Ohio, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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June 17, 2011 | Larry S Price | Pope County, Arkansas, United States | July 29, 2012 | Details |
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August 24, 2009 | Howell Curtis | Washington County, Indiana, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
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July 08, 2012 | jim8435wisc | Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States | July 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 20, 2005 | Eugene Karolinskiy | St Joseph County, Indiana, United States | July 08, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | stonehollow | Wright County, Minnesota, United States | July 05, 2012 | Details |
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June 30, 2012 | aarongunnar | Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States | July 05, 2012 | Details |
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June 30, 2012 | Carmel Mothersill | Ontario, Canada | July 02, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | June 26, 2012 | Details |
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September 08, 2005 | Eugene Karolinskiy | St Joseph County, Indiana, United States | June 09, 2012 | Details |
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May 27, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States | June 04, 2012 | Details |
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August 06, 2011 | Rick Henle | Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States | May 22, 2012 | Details |
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April 23, 2012 | BOGwalker | Franklin County, Florida, United States | May 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 10, 2011 | Yademosphotography | Volusia County, Florida, United States | March 12, 2012 | Details |
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June 13, 2011 | Amanda Fulton | Medina County, Ohio, United States | February 29, 2012 | Details |
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July 10, 2010 | Critter | Preston County, West Virginia, United States | February 05, 2012 | Details |
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June 18, 2011 | tjrickert | Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States | January 14, 2012 | Details |
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May 22, 2011 | Jeff Trahan | Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States | January 04, 2012 | Details |
| July 13, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tor Hansen) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 14, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 15, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Falmouth Xerces) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Jackie Sones et al) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Jackie Sones et al) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Outer Cape Cod Xerces) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 25, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Brian Cassie) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Brian Cassie) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 13, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 27, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 03, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Pam Weatherbee) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 25, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (C.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 14, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 26, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 24, 1999 | legacy.reporter (ZNC CENTRAL BERKSHIRE) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 13, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother ) | 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 |
