Attributes of Ancyloxypha numitor
Least Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor (Fabricius, 1793)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Antennae are short. Upperside of forewing is orange with a wide, diffuse black border at the outer margin; hindwing is yellow-orange with a wide black margin. Underside of forewing is black with orange borders at the tip and leading edge; hindwing is yellow-orange.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 2.9 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females with a low, fluttery flight through grassy areas. Females lay eggs singly on grass blades. Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest in nests of rolled or tied leaves. Third- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: Three broods from May-October in most of the range, four broods from February-December in the Deep South and Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including marsh millet (Zizaniopsis miliacea), rice cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides), and cultivated rice (Oryza sativa).
Adult Food: Flower nectar from low growing plants such as wood sorrel, swamp verbena, pickerelweed, chickory, and white clover.
Habitat: Moist or wet open places with tall grasses, marshes, ditches, slow streams, hillsides, or old fields with tall grasses.
Range: Nova Scotia west to southern Saskatchewan; south through the eastern states to Florida, the Gulf states, Texas, and southeastern Arizona. Strays to central Colorado.
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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May 05, 2012 | jftrahan | St Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States | May 14, 2012 | Details |
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April 20, 2012 | Chip Krilowicz | Salem County, New Jersey, United States | May 13, 2012 | Details |
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April 16, 2012 | Ken Cheeks | Aiken County, South Carolina, United States | April 17, 2012 | Details |
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August 03, 2011 | stonehollow | Wright County, Minnesota, United States | February 21, 2012 | Details |
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June 11, 2011 | tjrickert | Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States | January 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 08, 2011 | Naseem Reza | Richmond City County, Virginia, United States | December 24, 2011 | Details |
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November 28, 2011 | bentert | Collier County, Florida, United States | December 14, 2011 | Details |
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November 14, 2000 | RaisingButterflies.org | Fairfax County, Virginia, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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July 10, 2011 | chicoski | Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States | November 28, 2011 | Details |
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October 02, 2011 | fitzclarke@bellsouth.net | Chatham County, Georgia, United States | November 18, 2011 | Details |
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August 28, 2011 | marquy | Wayne County, Michigan, United States | October 17, 2011 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | Randy L Anderson | Henderson County, Illinois, United States | October 14, 2011 | Details |
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September 12, 2011 | julmast | Elkhart County, Indiana, United States | September 21, 2011 | Details |
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September 09, 2011 | rconnorsphoto | Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States | September 16, 2011 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | jarap | Bibb County, Georgia, United States | September 06, 2011 | Details |
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August 21, 2011 | jim8435wisc | Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States | August 28, 2011 | Details |
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August 27, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States | August 28, 2011 | Details |
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August 27, 2011 | susanol | Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States | August 28, 2011 | Details |
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August 23, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | August 25, 2011 | Details |
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August 18, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Virginia, United States, Warren County | August 23, 2011 | Details |
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August 20, 2011 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | August 22, 2011 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | jim8435wisc | Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States | August 19, 2011 | Details |
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August 16, 2011 | rconnorsphoto | Jackson County, Tennessee, United States | August 19, 2011 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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August 04, 2011 | aarongunnar | Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States | August 13, 2011 | Details |
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July 31, 2011 | aarongunnar | Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States | August 10, 2011 | Details |
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July 24, 2011 | K Stilwell | Tazewell County, Virginia, United States | August 09, 2011 | Details |
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July 04, 2010 | Howell Curtis | Clark County, Indiana, United States | August 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 04, 2011 | Howell Curtis | Madison County, Indiana, United States | August 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 07, 2011 | Howell Curtis | Henry County, Indiana, United States | August 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 13, 2011 | Howell Curtis | Crawford County, Indiana, United States | August 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 17, 2011 | Howell Curtis | Delaware County, Indiana, United States | August 02, 2011 | Details |
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June 25, 2011 | cyric | Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States | July 19, 2011 | Details |
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July 06, 2011 | Christian.Nunes | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | July 08, 2011 | Details |
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June 29, 2011 | Jim Dolan | Columbiana County, Ohio, United States | July 06, 2011 | Details |
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July 02, 2011 | Lois Stacey | Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States | July 03, 2011 | Details |
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August 04, 2010 | menasian | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States | June 23, 2011 | Details |
| April 23, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| April 30, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 13, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| June 13, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 13, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | 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 | |
| June 23, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with Don Harvey, Mike & Susan Kielb, Warren Wagner, Roger Wykes ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 28, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Peters, David) | Saginaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 23, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Flemming, Richard with Andrew Jefcoat, Leah Knapp) | Eaton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 04, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Essenmacher, Monica) | Huron County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 09, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
