Anatrytone logan
Size:
Wingspan is 1 - 1 3/8 inches.
Similar Species:
Arogos Skipper (rare)
Meske's Skipper
(rare)
Rare Skipper (rare)
Sachem (faded Sachem males)
Habitat:
Wet meadows, marshes, savannas, pocosins, swamps and damp power line clearings.
Range/Abundance:
Common to uncommon in the lower
coastal plain. Uncommon to rare in the piedmont and sandhills. Rare in
the mountains.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from late May until late September in two broods with gaps
between broods. These are more common in late summer and fall.
Larval Host Plants:
Grasses including Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardi, Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum, and Wooly Beard Grass Erianthus divaricatus
Comments:
It is always a pleasant surprise to find this little bright
orange skipper. When visiting in New York in July of 2003, I found Delaware
Skippers to be very common in NY. Further south you might only see a handful
a day at best.
The top photo was taken in Croatan National Forest in Craven Co., NC
on August 24, 2002. The second photo by Will
Cook was taken in Croatan National Forest in Craven Co., NC on August
24, 2003. The third photo was taken in Westchester Co., NY on July 10,
2003. The bottom photo was taken in Scotland Co., NC on June 19, 1999.
