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
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 266 verified sightings
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
Observation date: Aug 14, 2021
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 19, 2022
Observation date: Sep 24, 2021
Submitted by: mangagkakawatak
Region: Grady County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 13, 2013
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Irvin Pitts )
Region: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jul 09, 2021
Observation date: May 10, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 19, 2021
Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 05, 2020
Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 05, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 10, 2020
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 28, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 22, 2020
Submitted by: GCSnelling
Region: Sharp County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 28, 2020
Observation date: Jul 16, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 18, 2020
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