Amblyscirtes vialis
Size:
Wingspan is 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches.
Similar Species:
Dusky Roadside-Skipper
Habitat:
Along wooded edges and woodlands, power line clearings, roadsides along
hardwoods and dirt roads.
Range/Abundance:
Uncommon in the
sandhills and mountains and rare in the coastal plain and piedmont.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from mid March until late September with gaps between three
broods.
Larval Host Plants:
Wild Oats Avena, Bent Grass Agrostis, Bluegrass Poa
and Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon.
This tiny skipper is easily overlooked because of its size. The habitat is varied so much it is likely to turn up about anywhere.
All photos were taken in Richmond Co., NC at the Sandhills Gamelands on April 20, 2003.
