Amblyscirtes alternata
Size:
Wingspan is 7/8 - 1 inch.
Similar Species:
Common Roadside-Skipper
Habitat:
Dry longleaf pines and scrub oak sandhills, savannas and roadsides in
these type of habitats.
Range/Abundance:
Rare to very rare in the coastal
plain and sandhills. Not recorded in WV.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from early April until mid September in two or three broods
with gaps between broods.
Larval Host Plants:
Unknown.
Comments:
This species is very rare and likely overlooked because of its very small
size. Also hard to tell from the Common
Roadside-Skipper
The top photo was taken in the Holly Shelter Gamelands in Pender Co.,
NC on April 17, 2004. The second photo was taken in the Holly Shelter
Gamelands in Craven Co., NC on September 03, 2003 and was provided by
Will Cook. The bottom photo was taken
in St. Helena Parish, LA by Gayle Strickland
on June 29, 1968.
