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Dotted Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes eos (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Fringes are white with dark patches at the end of the veins. Upperside is black; forewing has a few very small white spots near the tip and in the center. Underside of hindwing is gray-brown with round white spots that have narrow black borders.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/4 inches (2.2 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To wait for receptive females, males perch on flat spots near gully bottoms or fly up slopes.
Flight: Several flights from March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Probably obtuse panicgrass (Panicum obtusum) in Arizona.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including Verbena and Astragalus.
Habitat: Canyons, ravines, and roadsides in shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies, oak grassland, and juniper-pinyon woodland.
Range: Southwestern Colorado, southern Kansas, and northeast Texas south to central Arizona, South Texas, and northern Mexico.
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 25, 2022
Submitted by: Janet Ruth
Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 31, 2022

Observation date: Apr 27, 2022
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Chaves County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 06, 2022

Observation date: Apr 19, 1997
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Quay County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 23, 2020

Observation date: Jul 21, 1991
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 23, 2020

Observation date: Sep 23, 1989
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 23, 2020

Observation date: Jun 10, 1988
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Harding County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 23, 2020

Observation date: Sep 15, 1987
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 23, 2020

Observation date: Jul 19, 1987
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 23, 2020

Observation date: Apr 25, 1981
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 21, 2020

Observation date: Apr 13, 2018
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: De Baca County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 04, 2020

Observation date: Jul 24, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Mora County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 04, 2020

Observation date: May 15, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 04, 2020

Observation date: May 29, 2008
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Quay County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 04, 2020

Observation date: Apr 20, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: De Baca County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 04, 2020

Observation date: Apr 19, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Curry County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 23, 2020

Observation date: Aug 30, 2015
Submitted by: Jonathan Batkin
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 19, 2020

Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: Jonathan Batkin
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 19, 2020

Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: Jonathan Batkin
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 19, 2020

Observation date: Jul 03, 2014
Submitted by: Jonathan Batkin
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 19, 2020

Observation date: Jul 16, 2012
Submitted by: Jonathan Batkin
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 19, 2020

Observation date: Jun 26, 2012
Submitted by: Jonathan Batkin
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Dec 30, 2019

Observation date: Jun 07, 2019
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019

Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 15, 2018

Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 15, 2018
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