Attributes of Problema bulenta
Rare Skipper
Problema bulenta (Boisduval & Leconte, [1837])
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is yellow-orange with black borders, which are wider in the female. Underside of forewing is yellow-orange with black on the lower outer edge; hindwing is yellow with no markings.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 2 1/8 inches (3.9 - 5.4 cm).
Life History: Not reported.
Flight: Two broods in May and July-September; possibly one brood in the north.
Caterpillar Hosts: Not reported.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of pickerelweed and swamp milkweed.
Habitat: Brackish river marshes and abandoned rice paddies.
Range: Isolated populations along the Atlantic Coast from southern New Jersey and Maryland south to coastal Georgia. The range was extended into New Jersey during the 1980's.
Conservation: Populations should be conserved wherever found.
NCGR: G2 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences), or because of other factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range. (Endangered throughout its range).
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.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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| September 25, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Dennis M. Forsythe) | Jasper County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1970 | legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection) | Charleston County, South Carolina, United States | December 10, 2007 | Details | |
| July 01, 2003 | legacy.reporter (James McCann) | Somerset County, Maryland, United States | January 26, 2007 | Details | |
| July 10, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Allan Loudell) | New Castle County, Delaware, United States | January 08, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Salem County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cape May County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Burlington County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Kent County, Delaware, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Chatham County, Georgia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Glynn County, Georgia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dorchester County, Maryland, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Charleston County, South Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jasper County, South Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Charles City County, Virginia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | New Kent County, Virginia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
