Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii
Staphylus hayhurstii
Size:
Wingspan is 1 - 1 1/4 inches.
Similar Species:
Common Sootywing
Habitat:
Disturbed areas including roads, trails, vacant weedy lots, suburban gardens and moist edges of woods and bottomlands.
Range/Abundance:
Rare to uncommon in most
of the region. Very rare in the mountains.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from late April until early September in two to three broods
with gaps between broods.
Larval Host Plants:
Lambsquarters Chenopodium album
Comments:
This skipper is so tiny it’s likely to be overlooked. The scarcity
of this skipper seems unusual because its host plant is very abundant.
The top photo was taken in New Hanover Co., NC on August 16, 2003. The bottom photo was taken by Rob Van Epps near Charlotte, NC during the summer of 2003.
