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 12, 2020
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
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Region: Lyon County, Kentucky, United States
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Observation date: Jul 09, 2016
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Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
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Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2021
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Region: Colorado, United States
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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
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Verified date: Nov 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 25, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Kent County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Nov 07, 2021
Observation date: Jul 14, 2021
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Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Nov 04, 2021
Observation date: Aug 15, 2021
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Nov 01, 2021
Observation date: Jun 20, 2021
Submitted by: J. Trapnell
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Nov 01, 2021
Observation date: Sep 08, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Indian River County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Mar 23, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Indian River County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 16, 2021
Observation date: Sep 04, 2021
Submitted by: Kelly Main
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 29, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Barry County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Sep 15, 2021
Observation date: Jun 16, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 07, 2021
Observation date: Aug 15, 2021
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Cass County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: Emily Geest
Verified date: Aug 19, 2021
Observation date: Aug 15, 2021
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Cass County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: Emily Geest
Verified date: Aug 19, 2021
Observation date: Aug 15, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 19, 2021
Observation date: Aug 14, 2021
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 15, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: Joanne Ryan
Region: Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
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Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 24, 2021
Observation date: Jul 01, 2021
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Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jul 21, 2021
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