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: Jul 02, 2022
Submitted by: billd
Region: Logan County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 03, 2022
Observation date: Jul 02, 2022
Submitted by: billd
Region: Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 03, 2022
Observation date: Aug 26, 2021
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 30, 2022
Observation date: Jun 26, 2022
Submitted by: marvant
Region: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 28, 2022
Observation date: Jun 06, 2022
Submitted by: StevebrownLepid
Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 27, 2022
Observation date: Oct 01, 2019
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 25, 2022
Observation date: Jun 05, 2022
Submitted by: billd
Region: Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 06, 2022
Observation date: Jun 21, 2016
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Riley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 02, 2022
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: Brian Ahern
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 09, 2022
Observation date: Apr 29, 2022
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 07, 2022
Observation date: Aug 18, 2021
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 21, 2022
Observation date: Aug 15, 2021
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 10, 2022
Observation date: Jun 15, 2021
Submitted by: Justme
Region: Butler County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Apr 06, 2022
Observation date: Sep 02, 2002
Submitted by: EastKansas
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Apr 06, 2022
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Mar 16, 2022
Observation date: Oct 27, 2018
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Lyon County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 03, 2022
Observation date: Jul 09, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Dec 31, 2021
Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Dec 31, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2021
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Nov 25, 2021
Observation date: Apr 15, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Indian River County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 21, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2016
Submitted by: KBarylski
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 08, 2021
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