Biology:Amblyscirtes belli

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Amblyscirtes belli
Amblyscirtes belli 2191021.jpg
Bell's Roadside-Skipper butterfly (9600745907).jpg

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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4741626 entry