Huron Sachem
Atalopedes huron (Boisduval, 1852)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
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Range: Resident in southeastern United States, west to Colorado and SE Arizona, and south all the way to South America. Stages a late summer/fall migration every year, rarely reaching as far as southern Canada.
Note that Atalopedes campestris is now the western species, and AZ is the only state where Atalopedes campestris and Atalopedes huronare present.
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Taxonomy Notes: Formerly treated as subspecies huron under Atalopedes campestris, it has upgraded to full species status by Zhang et al. 2022.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Aug 08, 2026
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 09, 2026
Observation date: Jul 30, 2026
Submitted by: AprilsFlutterbys
Region: Fayette County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 04, 2026
Observation date: Aug 02, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 04, 2026
Observation date: Aug 02, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 04, 2026
Observation date: Jul 26, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 29, 2026
Observation date: Jul 25, 2026
Submitted by: jkarthei
Region: Johnson County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 28, 2026
Observation date: Jul 20, 2026
Submitted by: tiki33wv
Region: Wood County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2026
Observation date: Jul 19, 2026
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 19, 2026
Observation date: Jul 07, 2026
Submitted by: WirelessMike
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: talusrutgers
Verified date: Jul 16, 2026
Observation date: Jul 07, 2026
Submitted by: seemayer
Region: Riley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 11, 2026
Observation date: Jul 03, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 11, 2026
Observation date: Jul 03, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 11, 2026
Observation date: Jul 08, 2026
Submitted by: tiki33wv
Region: Wood County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 08, 2026
Observation date: May 11, 2026
Submitted by: debborahm12
Region: Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
Verified by: talusrutgers
Verified date: Jul 08, 2026
Observation date: Jul 01, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 04, 2026
Observation date: Jun 16, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 17, 2026
Observation date: Jun 16, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 17, 2026
Observation date: Jun 14, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Emily Geest
Verified date: Jun 15, 2026
Observation date: Jun 14, 2026
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Emily Geest
Verified date: Jun 15, 2026
Observation date: Oct 19, 2025
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 11, 2026
Observation date: Oct 22, 2025
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 11, 2026
Observation date: Oct 05, 2025
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 10, 2026
Observation date: Jul 12, 2023
Submitted by: Pterouras
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Observation date: Aug 02, 2025
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 30, 2026
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