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
Verified Sightings
Displaying 49 - 72 of 297 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 07, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (C. Bordelon & E. Knudson)
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 08, 1990
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (B & L Padelford)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 03, 2007
Submitted by: John Saba (John Saba)
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 09, 1990
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (B & L Padelford)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 09, 2012
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 21, 2012
Observation date: Jul 26, 2012
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jul 26, 2012
Observation date: Jul 08, 2012
Submitted by: Matt ODonnell
Region: Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 13, 2012
Observation date: Aug 03, 2003
Submitted by: Dorothy Thurman
Region: Dallas County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Jun 30, 2012
Observation date: May 26, 2012
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: May 29, 2012
Observation date: May 21, 2010
Submitted by: John van Dort
Region: Chalatenango, El Salvador
Verified by: John van Dort
Verified date: Apr 15, 2012
Observation date: Apr 07, 2012
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 10, 2012
Observation date: Jul 30, 2011
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Apr 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 15, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 07, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Floyd Preston)
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 11, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 05, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 28, 2011
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jun 16, 2011
Observation date: May 30, 2011
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2011
Observation date: May 30, 2011
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2011
Observation date: May 07, 2011
Submitted by: GSSpicer
Region: Rhea County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: May 21, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (K. Roever)
Region: Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 02, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hollingworth)
Region: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 11, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL,Pippen)
Region: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (L. Koehn)
Region: Swain County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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