Attributes of Atrytonopsis hianna
Dusted Skipper
Atrytonopsis hianna (Scudder, 1868)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Fringes are brown with a few white spots. Upperside is gray-black; male forewing has a tiny stigma. Underside of hindwing is gray with white dusting outwardly and usually at least one white dot at the wing base. Populations on the southern Great Plains (A. h. turneri) are paler gray; those in Florida and along the southern Atlantic coast (A. h. loammi) have white spots on the hindwing undersides.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 11/16 inches (3.2 - 4.3 cm).
Life History: To watch for receptive females, males perch on or near the ground during the daytime. Caterpillars eat leaves and live in tents of silked-together leaves. Fully-grown caterpillars hibernate and pupate in a sealed nest at the base of the host plant.
Flight: One brood from May-June in the north; two broods from March-October in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius) and big bluestem (A. gerardi).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including Japanese honeysuckle, wild strawberry, blackberry, wild hyacinth, phlox, vervain, and red clover.
Habitat: Grasslands, prairies, barrens, and old fields.
Range: Local. Eastern Wyoming, central Colorado, northern New Mexico, and central Texas east to New Hampshire and Massachusetts; south to peninsular Florida and the Gulf Coast.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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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 10, 2011 | Chip Krilowicz | Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States | March 31, 2012 | Details |
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July 16, 2011 | Dwaine Wagoner | Natrona County, Wyoming, United States | January 09, 2012 | Details |
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May 30, 2009 | Doug Taron | Lake County, Indiana, United States | November 05, 2011 | Details |
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June 09, 2011 | Lauenstein | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | August 16, 2011 | Details |
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April 09, 2011 | jftrahan | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | July 10, 2011 | Details |
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April 09, 2011 | jftrahan | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | July 10, 2011 | Details |
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April 01, 2011 | jftrahan | Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States | July 06, 2011 | Details |
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March 30, 2009 | rseidler | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | July 06, 2011 | Details |
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May 07, 2011 | HHowell | Grainger County, Tennessee, United States | May 10, 2011 | Details |
| June 07, 2007 | legacy.reporter (McFarland, Kent) | Windham County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 07, 2007 | legacy.reporter (McFarland, Kent) | Windham County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 28, 2007 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 07, 2007 | legacy.reporter (McFarland, Kent) | Windham County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 07, 2007 | legacy.reporter (McFarland, Kent) | Windham County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Harris, Sylvia) | Windham County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Harris, Sylvia) | Windham County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 05, 2004 | khemeon (Hemeon, Kevin) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1955 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1956 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1962 | legacy.reporter (Chambers) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1963 | legacy.reporter (Chambers) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1977 | legacy.reporter (DeMasi) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1983 | legacy.reporter (DeMasi) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1984 | legacy.reporter (DeMasi) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1974 | lawrencegall (Gall) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1974 | lawrencegall (Gall) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Klots) | Windham County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Remington) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Wagner) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Wagner) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Wagner) | Windham County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Wagner) | Windham County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Wagner) | Windham County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Wagner) | Windham County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1931 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 30, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Brand, A.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 07, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 31, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 01, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 06, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | Windham County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 27, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | Windham County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 26, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Force, E.) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 01, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Force, E.) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 02, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Force, E.) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 06, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Force, E.) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 08, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Force, E.) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 01, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Force, E.) | Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Hanisek, G.) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Hanisek, G.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
