Byssus Skipper
Problema byssus (W.H. Edwards, 1880)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is bright yellow-orange with black borders and a black bar at the end of the cell. Females are much darker than males. Underside of hindwing is dull yellow in males and rust or orange in females; both with a band of pale spots.
Wing Span: 1 7/16 - 1 13/16 inches (3.7 - 4.6 cm).
Life History: Females lay eggs singly on host plant leaves. Caterpillars live in shelters of rolled or tied leaves, feed on leaves, and overwinter in their fourth stage of development. After completing their growth in the spring, the caterpillars pupate in dense silk cocoons in litter at the base of the host plant.
Flight: One brood from June-July in the Midwest; two broods from April-October along the Atlantic Coast.
Caterpillar Hosts: Eastern grama grass (Tripsacum dactyloides).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including pickerelweed.
Habitat: Tall-grass prairie in the Midwest, edges of coastal marshes along the Atlantic Coast.
Range: Along the Atlantic coastal plain from North Carolina south to Florida and the Gulf States; and in the Midwest from northern Indiana west to Iowa and south to Missouri and Kansas.
Conservation: Populations should be conserved wherever found.
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: Extirpation of local populations should be avoided by avoiding or limiting the use of fire as a management tool.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2013
Submitted by: Joshua Spence
Region: Murray County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 27, 2013
Observation date: Jun 17, 2013
Submitted by: Kimberly Mrozinski
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 20, 2013
Observation date: Jul 29, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 24, 2013
Observation date: Jun 01, 2012
Submitted by: Brett Budach
Region: Miami County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 07, 2013
Observation date: Sep 15, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 02, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 25, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 03, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 26, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: May 19, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 09, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 13, 2012
Submitted by: jrfleullan
Region: Jones County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 27, 2012
Observation date: Jun 30, 2009
Submitted by: lfelliott
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Jul 11, 2012
Observation date: Jul 08, 2011
Submitted by: Shane Patterson
Region: Lucas County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Dennis Schlicht
Verified date: Apr 25, 2012
Observation date: Jul 10, 2011
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2011
Observation date: Sep 08, 2011
Submitted by: jarap
Region: Jones County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 12, 2011
Observation date: Jun 15, 2011
Submitted by: Martin Reid
Region: Fannin County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Aug 15, 2011
Observation date: Aug 28, 2010
Submitted by: Lois Stacey (Lois Stacey)
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 02, 2011
Observation date: Sep 11, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 29, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard)
Region: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Jun 05, 2010
Submitted by: Lois Stacey (Lois Stacey)
Region: McDuffie County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Jun 05, 2010
Submitted by: Lois Stacey (Lois Stacey)
Region: McDuffie County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Jun 07, 2010
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Crawford County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 29, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard)
Region: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
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