Amblyscirtes belli

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Amblyscirtes belli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Amblyscirtes
Species:
A. belli
Binomial name
Amblyscirtes belli
Freeman, 1941

Amblyscirtes belli (Bell's roadside skipper) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from eastern Kansas, central Oklahoma and central Texas east to south-west Ohio, central Kentucky, eastern Tennessee and western South Carolina.

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Chasmanthium latifolia . Adults feed on flower nectar.

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Amblyscirtes belli Bell's Roadside-Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.