Bell's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes belli H.A. Freeman, 1941
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Fringes are strongly checkered. Upperside is dark brown; forewing has pale spots, but none in the cell. Underside is gray-black with 2 rows of pale gray spots.
Wing Span: 1 3/16 - 1 1/4 inches (3 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: Males perch to watch for receptive females. Caterpillars eat leaves and make shelters of folded leaves. Caterpillars of the last brood hibernate in the fourth stage and pupate within silk-lined leaf cases in soil debris.
Flight: Three broods from April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Indian woodoats grass (Chasmanthium latifolia).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Grassy areas near creeks, in woodland openings and edges, and city gardens.
Range: Eastern Kansas, central Oklahoma, and central Texas east to southwest Ohio, central Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, and western South Carolina.
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: May 04, 2024
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: Stone County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2024
Submitted by: Sheilabean
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2024
Submitted by: Sheilabean
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2024
Submitted by: Tdloyd
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 28, 2024
Observation date: May 25, 2024
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: Phelps County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 06, 2024
Observation date: May 25, 2024
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: Phelps County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 06, 2024
Observation date: Jun 01, 2024
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: Phelps County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 06, 2024
Observation date: Apr 17, 2024
Submitted by: Tdloyd
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Apr 17, 2024
Observation date: Sep 01, 2023
Submitted by: Tdloyd
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Sep 02, 2023
Observation date: Aug 05, 2023
Submitted by: Tdloyd
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 11, 2023
Observation date: Jul 05, 2023
Submitted by: cklindsey
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 19, 2023
Observation date: Jul 06, 2023
Submitted by: Tdloyd
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 06, 2023
Observation date: May 07, 2023
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 27, 2023
Observation date: Apr 30, 2022
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Monroe County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Feb 02, 2023
Observation date: Sep 24, 2022
Submitted by: billd
Region: Kay County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 27, 2022
Observation date: Aug 31, 2021
Submitted by: Christinalea
Region: Texas, Wichita County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Aug 22, 2022
Submitted by: Tdloyd
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022
Observation date: Apr 14, 2022
Submitted by: Thomlinson
Region: Denton County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022
Observation date: Jun 26, 2022
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 29, 2022
Observation date: Jun 26, 2022
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 29, 2022
Observation date: Apr 19, 2022
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 14, 2022
Observation date: Jul 08, 2018
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 01, 2022
Observation date: May 28, 2022
Submitted by: billd
Region: Major County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 29, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: misspt
Region: Wayne County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Apr 22, 2022
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