Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Amblyscirtes belli | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Moncini Rank Species | |
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Similar Amblyscirtes aesculapius, Amblyscirtes vialis, Amblyscirtes hegon, Amblyscirtes celia, Poanes yehl | ||
Amblyscirtes belli (Bell's roadside skipper) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. 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.
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