White-barred Skipper
Atrytonopsis pittacus (W.H. Edwards, 1882)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is brown with green-gray overscaling; forewing has large pale spots; hindwing has 4 clear square spots in a straight line. Underside is brown with purple-gray overscaling; markings resemble those on the upperside.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches (3.2 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Adults have a fast flight. Males perch on hilltops all day to wait for receptive females.
Flight: One brood from March-October; a weak second brood in the fall along the United States-Mexico border.
Caterpillar Hosts: Not reported.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Thorny desert grassland and open oak woodland.
Range: Southern Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas, and northern Mexico.
Conservation: Populations and their habitats should be conserved wherever found.
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: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 48 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 17, 2024
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Oct 22, 2024
Observation date: May 21, 2023
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: May 22, 2023
Observation date: Apr 03, 2023
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 10, 2023
Observation date: Sep 18, 2022
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 23, 2022
Observation date: Mar 20, 1995
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Apr 03, 1988
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Apr 15, 1994
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Mar 29, 1997
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Apr 01, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Apr 21, 2019
Submitted by: Rob Wu
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 24, 2021
Observation date: Apr 21, 1989
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: May 13, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 10, 2020
Observation date: Mar 19, 2011
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 08, 2020
Observation date: May 13, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 02, 2020
Observation date: Apr 14, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 02, 2020
Observation date: May 15, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 02, 2020
Observation date: Apr 29, 2019
Submitted by: Ssneed
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 28, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2017
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 18, 2017
Observation date: Mar 19, 2017
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Apr 18, 2017
Observation date: Apr 27, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever)
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: May 14, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray Stanford)
Region: Navajo County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: May 10, 2011
Submitted by: Gary Jue
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 19, 2011
Observation date: Apr 23, 2002
Submitted by: stevecary (Christopher Rustay)
Region: Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 06, 2011
Observation date: May 20, 2002
Submitted by: stevecary (Steve Cary and Christopher Rustay)
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 06, 2011
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