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 29, 2018
Submitted by: cfhayes
Region: Georgia, United States
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Submitted by: Julius
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
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Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
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Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Jul 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 04, 2020
Submitted by: MMarinacci
Region: Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2020
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Region: Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: tom howe
Region: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 02, 2020
Observation date: Jun 28, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 29, 2020
Observation date: Jun 01, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 15, 2020
Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: kye
Region: Highlands County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 04, 2020
Observation date: May 23, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 26, 2020
Observation date: Jun 06, 1996
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Osage County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 06, 1996
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Osage County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 1994
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Mora County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 28, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 1993
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 28, 2020
Observation date: Jun 07, 1992
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 28, 2020
Observation date: Jun 08, 1990
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Curry County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 28, 2020
Observation date: Jun 01, 1985
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 28, 2020
Observation date: Apr 12, 2020
Submitted by: TomObrock
Region: Hendry County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 13, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 10, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Clinton County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 10, 2020
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