Amblyscirtes phylace

Amblyscirtes phylace
Amblyscirtes phylace
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Amblyscirtes
Species: A. phylace
Binomial name
Amblyscirtes phylace
(Edwards, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila phylace Edwards, 1878
  • Limochroes phylace

Amblyscirtes phylace (the Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper or Red-headed Roadside Skipper) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and western Texas to Mexico.

The wingspan is 22–29 millimetres (0.87–1.1 in). Adults feed on flower nectar.

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