Arogos Skipper
Atrytone arogos (Boisduval & Leconte, [1837])
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is yellow-orange with black borders which are wider in females. Underside of hindwing is yellow with paler veins.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 7/16 inches (2.9 - 3.7 cm).
Life History: To wait for receptive females, males perch on low vegetation near host plants in the afternoon. Females deposit eggs singly under host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in tents of two leaves silked together. Fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate, complete their feeding the next spring, and pupate in a leaf cocoon in vegetation about 3 feet above the ground.
Flight: One brood from June-July in the north and west; two broods from April-September in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) and probably other native grasses.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of purple vetch, Canada thistle, dogbane, stiff coreopsis, purple coneflower, green milkweed, and ox-eye daisy.
Habitat: Relatively undisturbed grasslands, prairies, sand prairies, and serpentine barrens.
Range: Occurs in isolated colonies Georgia; peninsular Florida; the Gulf Coast; southeast North Dakota and central Minnesota south to South Texas; and the Colorado front range. Strays to west Virginia, northern Arkansas, and Illinois.
Conservation: Populations in Iowa and Minnesota have been greatly reduced. All populations should be protected.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: Care should be taken not to extirpate populations through the use of fire as a management tool.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Oct 07, 2023
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
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Observation date: Jun 10, 2023
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 17, 2023
Observation date: Jun 26, 2023
Submitted by: seemayer
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 12, 2023
Observation date: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Jul 08, 2022
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Feb 15, 2023
Observation date: Sep 17, 2016
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 10, 2021
Observation date: May 05, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 10, 2021
Observation date: Sep 27, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 29, 2021
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 26, 2021
Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Franklin County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 05, 2020
Observation date: Oct 06, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 09, 2019
Observation date: Jul 25, 2019
Submitted by: cfriedman_bam
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: WINGSaloftinKS
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 24, 2019
Observation date: May 11, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 13, 2019
Observation date: Jun 20, 2012
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Mar 27, 2019
Observation date: Oct 05, 2014
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 13, 2018
Observation date: Jun 19, 2018
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 07, 2018
Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
Submitted by: seemayer
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 27, 2018
Observation date: Jun 13, 2016
Submitted by: Martin Reid
Region: Texas, Lipscomb County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 15, 2016
Observation date: Oct 02, 2016
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 08, 2016
Observation date: Jul 04, 2016
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 04, 2016
Observation date: Jun 22, 2016
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 24, 2016
Observation date: Aug 20, 2014
Submitted by: mhudson26
Region: Chase County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 14, 2014
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