Biology:Amblyscirtes aesculapius

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Amblyscirtes aesculapius
Amblyscirtes aesculapius 2191005.jpg

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Amblyscirtes
Species:
A. aesculapius
Binomial name
Amblyscirtes aesculapius
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Scudder, 1864 Fabricius, 1793
  • Edwards, 1869 Pyrgus textor
  • Hesperia aesculapius Geyer, 1827-1831
  • Hesperia oneko Hesperia wakulla

Amblyscirtes aesculapius (the lace-winged roadside skipper) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas , east to south-east Virginia, south along the Atlantic Coast to northern Florida.

Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes aesculapius.jpg

The wingspan is 30–38 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September. There are two generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on Arundinaria species. Adults feed on the nectar from various flowers, including elephant's-foot, sweet pepperbush, blackberry, white clover, selfheal and dogbane.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4741625 entry