Delaware Skipper
Anatrytone logan (W.H. Edwards, 1863)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Wings are bright yellow-orange. Upperside has black borders and black veins near the margins; forewing has a black bar at the end of the cell. Females have wider borders and darker markings than males. Underside has no markings but may have darker orange veins.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 11/16 inches (2.5 - 4.3 cm).
Life History: Males perch within 1 1/2 feet of the ground in open, grassy areas or along streams to await receptive females. Females deposit eggs singly on host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves and use them to make nests.
Flight: One brood from July-August in the north; two broods from May-September in the south; several broods from February-October in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), and wooly beard grass (Erianthus divaricatus).
Adult Food: Nectar from pink and white flowers including swamp and common milkweeds, shrub houstonia, mountain mint, marsh fleabane, sweet pepperbush, buttonbush, thistles, and pickerelweed.
Habitat: Moist areas including marshes, prairies, fields, roadsides, suburban yards.
Range: Southern Maine west across the Great Lakes states and southern Canada to central Montana; south to Florida, the Gulf states, Texas, northeastern New Mexico, and the Mexican highlands to El Salvador.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2026
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Dare County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2026
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Region: Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2026
Submitted by: Kansasbirder
Region: Riley County, Kansas, United States
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
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Observation date: Jul 11, 2026
Submitted by: tjungst
Region: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2026
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Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2025
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Observation date: May 30, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 01, 2026
Observation date: May 31, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 01, 2026
Observation date: May 30, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
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Observation date: May 23, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Observation date: May 23, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Observation date: May 23, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 27, 2026
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