Amblyscirtes hegon

Pepper-and-salt skipper
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Amblyscirtes
Species:	A. hegon
Binomial name
Amblyscirtes hegon (Scudder, 1864) [2]
Synonyms
Hesperia hegonScudder, 1864 Hesperia samosetScudder, 1863 Hesperia nemorisEdwards, 1864 Pyrgus arginaPlötz, 1884

Amblyscirtes hegon, the pepper-and-salt skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Nova Scotia and Maine, west to southern Manitoba, south to Georgia, northern Florida and south-eastern Texas. It is mostly absent from the coastal plain.

The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Poa pratensis , Sorghastrum nutans , Sorghastrum secundum , and Chasmanthium latifolia . Adults feed on flower nectar, including viburnum and blackberry.

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Amblyscirtes hegon Pepper and Salt Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon) (Scudder, 1864), Butterflies of Canada

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America