Reversed Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes reversa W.M. Jones, 1926
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown; forewing with pale spots. Underside is rust-brown; hindwing has a yellow streak in the cell and a submarginal row of small yellow spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 3/8 inches (2.9 - 3.5 cm).
Life History: Caterpillars eat leaves and make shelters of rolled leaves.
Flight: Two to three broods from April-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Switch cane (Arundinaria tecta).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Swampy or wet woods near slow streams, with cane undergrowth.
Range: Spotty distribution from southeast Virginia south to northern Georgia; also in southern Mississippi and southern Illinois.
Conservation: Populations should be monitored as habitat is gradually being reduced by drainage and conversion to agriculture.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: May 17, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Hanson, Benton Basham)
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2006
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Region: Dare County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Robeson County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Hancock County, Mississippi, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Martin County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Virginia, Virginia Beach County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Fulton County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Bertie County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Pender County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Isle Of Wight County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Craven County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Scotland County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Harrison County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Rabun County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Richmond County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Surry County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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