Attributes of Atalopedes campestris
Sachem
Atalopedes campestris (Boisduval, 1852)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside of male is yellow-orange with a wide brown border and a large squarish black stigma. Female upperside varies from yellow-brown to very dark brown, but always has a square transparent white spot at the end of the forewing cell. Underside of female hindwing is brown with nearly square cream or white spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 5/8 inches (3.2 - 4.2 cm).
Life History: Males perch on or near the ground during most of the day to wait for receptive females. Females lay single eggs on dry grass blades in the afternoon. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live at the base of grasses in shelters of rolled or tied leaves.
Flight: Three broods from May-November in the north; four to five broods from March-December in the Deep South.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grasses including Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), crabgrass (Digitaria), St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), and goosegrass (Eleusine).
Adult Food: Nectar from many flowers including swamp and common milkweeds, buttonbush, dogbane, peppermint, red clover, tickseed sunflower, thistles, New York ironweed, marigold, and asters.
Habitat: Disturbed, open areas such as roadsides, landfills, pastures, meadows, fencerows, yards, parks, and lawns.
Range: Southern United States from Virginia west to California; south through Mexico and Central America to Brazil. Strays and colonizes north to central North Dakota, southern Michigan, Manitoba, and northern Pennsylvania.
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 04, 2012 | jftrahan | Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States | May 16, 2012 | Details |
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April 20, 2012 | John van Dort | Francisco Morazán, Honduras | April 25, 2012 | Details |
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March 11, 2012 | Jessica Womack | Fannin County, Texas, United States | April 02, 2012 | Details |
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June 12, 2011 | Jessica Womack | Fannin County, Texas, United States | April 02, 2012 | Details |
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August 15, 2011 | Gloomstopper | Lane County, Oregon, United States | March 09, 2012 | Details |
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September 07, 2007 | Tom Middagh | Nobles County, Minnesota, United States | February 23, 2012 | Details |
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July 04, 2011 | krista casal | Jackson County, Oregon, United States | January 23, 2012 | Details |
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August 21, 2011 | Gloomstopper | Lane County, Oregon, United States | January 23, 2012 | Details |
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October 13, 2011 | Judy Duke | Izard County, Arkansas, United States | January 11, 2012 | Details |
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September 12, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Nelson County, Virginia, United States | December 24, 2011 | Details |
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September 30, 2011 | freko5 | Baltimore City County, Maryland, United States | December 07, 2011 | Details |
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September 19, 2011 | Linda Beek | Dakota County, Minnesota, United States | December 01, 2011 | Details |
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August 19, 2010 | rdhealy1951 | Hardin County, Kentucky, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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May 15, 2010 | rdhealy1951 | Hardin County, Kentucky, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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September 05, 2008 | rdhealy1951 | Hart County, Kentucky, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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September 08, 2009 | rdhealy1951 | Hart County, Kentucky, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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September 24, 2009 | rdhealy1951 | Hart County, Kentucky, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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August 22, 2007 | rdhealy1951 | Hart County, Kentucky, United States | November 29, 2011 | Details |
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September 30, 2011 | fitzclarke@bellsouth.net | Chatham County, Georgia, United States | November 18, 2011 | Details |
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November 02, 2011 | KarenL | Davidson County, Tennessee, United States | November 05, 2011 | Details |
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October 05, 2011 | jftrahan | Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States | October 29, 2011 | Details |
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October 08, 2011 | jftrahan | Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States | October 29, 2011 | Details |
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October 24, 2011 | rseidler | Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States | October 29, 2011 | Details |
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October 08, 2011 | Doug Bruce | McNairy County, Tennessee, United States | October 14, 2011 | Details |
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October 08, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States | October 14, 2011 | Details |
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October 08, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Fayette County, Tennessee, United States | October 14, 2011 | Details |
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October 08, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Crockett County, Tennessee, United States | October 14, 2011 | Details |
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October 07, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Perry County, Tennessee, United States | October 09, 2011 | Details |
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September 18, 2011 | mudgrub12 | Placer County, California, United States | September 29, 2011 | Details |
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August 22, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | September 26, 2011 | Details |
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August 22, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | September 26, 2011 | Details |
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August 23, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | September 26, 2011 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | September 26, 2011 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | September 26, 2011 | Details |
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September 03, 2011 | doeffinger | Baltimore County, Maryland, United States | September 26, 2011 | Details |
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September 12, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | September 26, 2011 | Details |
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September 05, 2011 | DunkerKF3 | Story County, Iowa, United States | September 20, 2011 | Details |
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August 20, 2011 | DunkerKF3 | Story County, Iowa, United States | September 20, 2011 | Details |
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September 12, 2011 | KarenL | Williamson County, Tennessee, United States | September 13, 2011 | Details |
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September 12, 2011 | KarenL | Williamson County, Tennessee, United States | September 13, 2011 | Details |
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September 03, 2011 | CNoll | Richmond City County, Virginia, United States | September 04, 2011 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | Marie Daloia | Howard County, Maryland, United States | September 04, 2011 | Details |
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July 14, 2011 | Marie Daloia | Howard County, Maryland, United States | September 04, 2011 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | Marie Daloia | Howard County, Maryland, United States | September 04, 2011 | Details |
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August 04, 2011 | Terry W. Johnson | Georgia, Spalding County, United States | August 26, 2011 | Details |
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August 21, 2011 | Naseem Reza | Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States | August 25, 2011 | Details |
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August 15, 2011 | HHowell | Grainger County, Tennessee, United States | August 24, 2011 | Details |
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June 24, 2011 | anna_holmes | Madison County, Alabama, United States | August 21, 2011 | Details |
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July 25, 2011 | anna_holmes | Madison County, Alabama, United States | August 21, 2011 | Details |
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August 17, 2011 | Naseem Reza | Charlottesville City County, Virginia, United States | August 19, 2011 | Details |
