Arogos Skipper
Atrytone arogos (Boisduval & Leconte, [1837])
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is yellow-orange with black borders which are wider in females. Underside of hindwing is yellow with paler veins.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 7/16 inches (2.9 - 3.7 cm).
Life History: To wait for receptive females, males perch on low vegetation near host plants in the afternoon. Females deposit eggs singly under host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in tents of two leaves silked together. Fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate, complete their feeding the next spring, and pupate in a leaf cocoon in vegetation about 3 feet above the ground.
Flight: One brood from June-July in the north and west; two broods from April-September in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) and probably other native grasses.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of purple vetch, Canada thistle, dogbane, stiff coreopsis, purple coneflower, green milkweed, and ox-eye daisy.
Habitat: Relatively undisturbed grasslands, prairies, sand prairies, and serpentine barrens.
Range: Occurs in isolated colonies Georgia; peninsular Florida; the Gulf Coast; southeast North Dakota and central Minnesota south to South Texas; and the Colorado front range. Strays to west Virginia, northern Arkansas, and Illinois.
Conservation: Populations in Iowa and Minnesota have been greatly reduced. All populations should be protected.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: Care should be taken not to extirpate populations through the use of fire as a management tool.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: Aug 23, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2012
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Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Aug 04, 2012
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Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
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Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
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Submitted by: MaryAnn Friedman (MaryAnn Friedman)
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
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Submitted by: MaryAnn Friedman (MaryAnn Friedman)
Region: Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: May 04, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
Observation date: May 04, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
Observation date: May 04, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
Observation date: May 25, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R A Anderson)
Region: Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M. Nelson)
Verified date: Apr 09, 2009
Observation date: Jun 20, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Aug 29, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 08, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 07, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 29, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Kay County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Sep 14, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 04, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Edwards, David & Fisher, John)
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 07, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Warren, Andrew D.)
Region: Major County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Warren, Andrew D.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 06, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 19, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 24, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Smith, Bill & Janet)
Region: Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 19, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: McClain County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
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