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: Jul 29, 2012
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Sep 18, 2012
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Sep 12, 2012
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Trousdale County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Aug 30, 2012
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2012
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Jul 29, 2012
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Observation date: May 20, 2012
Submitted by: mdolomieu1
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: May 22, 2012
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Observation date: Apr 22, 2012
Submitted by: Jessileewomack@...
Region: Fannin County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: May 19, 2012
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Observation date: Apr 07, 2011
Submitted by: Mike Bloodsworth
Region: Texas, Smith County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Nov 21, 2011
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Observation date: Aug 09, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim Arterburn & Ken Williams)
Region: Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M. Nelson)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim Herndon)
Region: Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M. Nelson)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Stephen W. Johnson)
Region: Polk County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (John Froeschauer)
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim Herndon)
Region: Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M. Nelson)
Verified date: Aug 03, 2010
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Observation date: Jul 22, 1979
Submitted by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Region: Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Michael Smith)
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2009
Submitted by: Lois Stacey (Lois Stacey)
Region: Burke County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2009
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Observation date: May 29, 2009
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Region: Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Jun 11, 2009
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R A Anderson)
Region: Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M. Nelson)
Verified date: Apr 09, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John Froeschauer)
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Apr 06, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Kay County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
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Observation date: May 09, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Walker, Mark)
Region: Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Wlaker, Mark)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
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Observation date: Apr 23, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Love County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dreiling, Mark)
Region: Washington County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
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