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 14, 2019
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Jackson County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Kent County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ionia County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Dec 15, 2020
Observation date: Jun 12, 2015
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Dare County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2015
Submitted by: Carolyn Seaton
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 09, 2020
Observation date: May 22, 2019
Submitted by: nickenew
Region: Currituck County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: Pondboy
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Dec 02, 2020
Observation date: Oct 17, 2020
Submitted by: Michael Weisensee
Region: Charlotte County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 18, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Indian River County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: Michelle Sharp
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 01, 2020
Observation date: Jun 28, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Plessner
Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 28, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 21, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2015
Submitted by: cjbruchman
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2020
Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2020
Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: marilynne
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 10, 2020
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