Bronze Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes aenus W.H. Edwards, 1878
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is brown with a slight orange sheen; forewing with a few faint pale spots, hindwing with no markings. Male stigma is obscure. Underside of hindwing is reddish brown with a row of pale spots. Form "erna" lacks spots on the hindwing underside.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.5 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To wait for receptive females, males perch and patrol all day in gully bottoms. Caterpillars eat the leaves of host plants and make shelters of rolled or tied leaves. Half-grown caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood in Colorado from April-July; two broods southward from April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Indian woodoats grass (Chasmanthium latifolia), sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), nodding brome (Bromus anomalus), and probably other grasses.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Gullies, stream bottoms, and foothills in open woodlands and grasslands; coniferous forests.
Range: Colorado and southen Utah south to Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico; south and east to central Texas, western Oklahoma, and south-central Kansas.
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.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: May 27, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: Chrustay
Region: Harding County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 01, 2021
Observation date: Jul 05, 2021
Submitted by: Chrustay
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 09, 2021
Observation date: May 15, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jun 14, 2021
Observation date: Jul 30, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Apr 25, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2000
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: May 15, 2000
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Jun 22, 1996
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Apr 18, 1992
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Harding County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Aug 05, 1988
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 11, 1988
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Harding County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: May 07, 1987
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 1983
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Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
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Region: Grant County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 24, 2017
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Region: Mora County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: Jun 29, 2017
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Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2012
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Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: May 27, 2011
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 14, 2010
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: May 29, 2008
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: May 29, 2008
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Region: Quay County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2007
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Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: Jun 10, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
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