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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Verified Sightings
Displaying 145 - 168 of 282 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 24, 2008
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2008
Observation date: Jul 17, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: May 01, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Scott County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Aug 22, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Aug 22, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Yell County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: May 16, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Polk County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Aug 22, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Clark County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: May 01, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Aug 22, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Nevada County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Jul 17, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Saline County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Jul 18, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Aug 16, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Sevier County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: May 27, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard)
Region: Bartow County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Oct 17, 2008
Observation date: May 07, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Giff Beaton)
Region: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Sep 29, 2008
Observation date: May 02, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim Flynn)
Region: Dawson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Sep 29, 2008
Observation date: Jul 30, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Sep 02, 2008
Observation date: May 14, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian G. Scholtens)
Region: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: May 22, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard W. Boscoe)
Region: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: May 10, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stephen W. Johnson, Jeff Basham)
Region: Polk County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: May 28, 2008
Observation date: Apr 21, 2002
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 10, 2007
Observation date: Apr 22, 2001
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 07, 2007
Observation date: Apr 19, 2001
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Shelby County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 07, 2007
Observation date: Aug 02, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson Dobbs)
Region: Floyd County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
Observation date: Jul 30, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Giff Beaton)
Region: Murray County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
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