Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes phylace (W.H. Edwards, 1878)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Fringes are cream-colored and not checkered, head and palpi are orange. Upperside is brown-black with no markings; male forewing has a small black stigma. Underside is dark brown with no markings.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 2.9 cm).
Life History: To wait for receptive females, males perch all day in bare depressions in gulches.
Flight: One brood from June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Not reported.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open woodland and grassland.
Range: The Rocky Mountains of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and west Texas.
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 1 - 24 of 64 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 24, 2023
Submitted by: MJKrotzer
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 27, 2023
Observation date: Jul 12, 2022
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 02, 2023
Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: rebeccagracey
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: May 20, 2005
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 25, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 1989
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 25, 2020
Observation date: Jun 11, 1988
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 25, 2020
Observation date: Jun 22, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 22, 2018
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 22, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 27, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2019
Submitted by: varajuan
Region: Navajo County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 27, 2019
Observation date: Jul 23, 2018
Submitted by: J Tinsman
Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 30, 2018
Observation date: Jun 29, 2017
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 07, 2017
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 10, 2015
Observation date: Jul 08, 2012
Submitted by: Clifford Powell
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 18, 2013
Observation date: Jul 03, 2007
Submitted by: John Saba (John Saba)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 28, 2005
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
Region:
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jun 27, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Powell, Bill Bouton)
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba (John Saba)
Verified date: Jul 10, 2009
Observation date: Jul 08, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John Saba, Doug Mullins)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba (John Saba)
Verified date: Jul 10, 2009
Observation date: Aug 08, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Charles W. Bordelon)
Region: Culberson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Holland)
Region: El Paso County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Gila County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Park County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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