Amblyscirtes alternata

Amblyscirtes alternata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Moncini
Genus:	Amblyscirtes
Species:	A. alternata
Binomial name
Amblyscirtes alternata (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Synonyms
Hesperia alternata Grote & Robinson, 1867 Amblyscirtes meridionalis Dyar, 1905

Amblyscirtes alternata (the Dusky Roadside Skipper or Blue-dusted Roadside Skipper) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from south-eastern Virginia south to Florida, west to east Texas.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. There are two generations with adults on wing from March to August in most of the range. There might be three generations with adults on wing as late as November in Florida, the Gulf states, and Texas.

Adults feed on flower nectar.

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America

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