Amblyscirtes oslari
| Oslar's roadside skipper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Moncini |
| Genus: | Amblyscirtes |
| Species: | A. oslari |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyscirtes oslari (Skinner, 1899) | |
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The Oslar's roadside skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and North Dakota south through the high plains and Rocky Mountains to Arizona, New Mexico, and south Texas.[1]
The wingspan is 22–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year in the north and two in the south.[1]
The larvae feed on Blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis). Adults feed on flower nectar, including Penstemon, Cirsium, and Verbena.[2]
References
- 1 2 Oslar's Roadside Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ Oslar's Roadside-skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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