Golden Banded-Skipper
Autochton cellus (Boisduval & Leconte, [1837])
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Wings are dark brown-black. Forewing has a wide yellow band, and a small white patch near the apex. Underside is dark brown with 2-3 darker bands; hindwing margin may have gray overscales.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 2 inches (3.5 - 5.1 cm).
Life History: Adults are active in the late afternoon. To seek females, males perch in gullies on rocks or up to 6 feet above ground on vegetation. Females lay eggs in strings of 2-7 at the base of host plant leaflets. Caterpillars live in shelters of rolled or tied leaves and emerge at night to feed on leaves. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: Two broods; from May-August in the north, April-September in the south. One brood from June-September in southern Arizona.
Caterpillar Hosts: New Mexico locust (Robinia neomexicana) and hog peanut (Amphicarpa bracteata).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including trailing arbutus, blackberry, abelia, and hollyhock.
Habitat: Damp, wooded ravines with permanent water sources.
Range: In the west from central Arizona, southwest New Mexico, and west Texas south to central Mexico. In the east from Maryland south to South Carolina, west to eastern Oklahoma and northeast Texas. Isolated population in northern Florida.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Apr 18, 2017
Submitted by: nkorte1
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 01, 2017
Observation date: Jul 27, 2016
Submitted by: joshuagsmith
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 23, 2017
Observation date: Apr 22, 2017
Submitted by: betsybowden
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 29, 2017
Observation date: Apr 14, 2017
Submitted by: jgiroux
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 25, 2017
Observation date: Aug 01, 2014
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Jim Eckert
Verified date: Dec 28, 2016
Observation date: Jul 24, 2016
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 07, 2016
Observation date: May 04, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 02, 2016
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 02, 2016
Observation date: Jul 12, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 15, 2016
Observation date: May 21, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 31, 2016
Observation date: May 04, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 18, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2015
Submitted by: Boslwe
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 09, 2015
Observation date: Apr 22, 2015
Submitted by: grayhairstreak
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 23, 2015
Observation date: Jul 27, 2015
Submitted by: RABarnes
Region: Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 23, 2015
Observation date: Aug 04, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 06, 2015
Observation date: Jul 21, 2015
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Maury County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 23, 2015
Observation date: Jul 18, 2007
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Bartow County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 22, 2015
Observation date: May 14, 2015
Submitted by: tom howe
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 16, 2015
Observation date: Aug 09, 2014
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 14, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2014
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Jul 27, 2014
Observation date: May 10, 2014
Submitted by: lilkriskattn
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 10, 2014
Observation date: May 08, 2014
Submitted by: roseanna
Region: Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 08, 2014
Observation date: Apr 26, 2014
Submitted by: TallyCannon
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 29, 2014
Observation date: Apr 23, 2014
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 24, 2014
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