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Reversed Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes reversa W.M. Jones, 1926
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown; forewing with pale spots. Underside is rust-brown; hindwing has a yellow streak in the cell and a submarginal row of small yellow spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 3/8 inches (2.9 - 3.5 cm).
Life History: Caterpillars eat leaves and make shelters of rolled leaves.
Flight: Two to three broods from April-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Switch cane (Arundinaria tecta).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Swampy or wet woods near slow streams, with cane undergrowth.
Range: Spotty distribution from southeast Virginia south to northern Georgia; also in southern Mississippi and southern Illinois.
Conservation: Populations should be monitored as habitat is gradually being reduced by drainage and conversion to agriculture.
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 54 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 06, 2022
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 08, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 16, 2021
Submitted by: otusasiotours
Region: Richmond County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 05, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 02, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2016
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 02, 2011
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
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Observation date: May 28, 2017
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
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Observation date: May 08, 2010
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Rabun County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 02, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 18, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 18, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 07, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 12, 2018
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: MaryAnn Friedman (MaryAnn Friedman)
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Observation date: Aug 23, 2009
Submitted by: tom howe (Tom Howe)
Region: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Oct 13, 2009
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Observation date: Jun 15, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Shay Garriock)
Region: Polk County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
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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
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Observation date: May 06, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stephen Johnson)
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Jul 21, 2008
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2007
Submitted by: MaryAnn Friedman (MaryAnn Friedman)
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (J. Calhoun)
Verified date: Oct 11, 2007
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Observation date: May 27, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard)
Region: Bartow County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
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Observation date: Apr 02, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (MA Friedman/Coopers)
Region: Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (J. Calhoun)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Shay Garriock)
Region: Swain County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Randy Emmitt)
Region: Franklin County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
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Observation date: May 17, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Hanson, Benton Basham)
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2006
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Suffolk, Virginia, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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