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North American Ecology (US and Canada)

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Anatrytonopsis hianna is a year-round resident in the eastern United States, north into Manitoba, Canada and in several small separate populations in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas (Scott 1986). Habitats are Gulf Coast to transition zone open dry fields, open woodland and prairie gulches. Host plants are grasses restricted to genus Andropogon. Individuals overwinter as mature larvae. There is one flight each year with the approximate flight time late May-June 15 in the northern part of their range, one flight April 15-May 15 in the southern part of their range, and multiple flights all year in Florida (Scott 1986).
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Atrytonopsis hianna

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Atrytonopsis hianna, the dusted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from eastern Wyoming, central Colorado, northern New Mexico and central Texas east to New Hampshire and Massachusetts, south to peninsular Florida and the Gulf Coast.

The wingspan is 32–43 mm. There is one generation with adults on from May to June in the north. In the south there are two generations with adults on wing from March to October in Florida.

The larvae feed on Andropogon gerardi and Schizachyrium scoparium. Adults feed on the nectar from various flowers, including Japanese honeysuckle, wild strawberry, blackberry, wild hyacinth, phlox, vervain and red clover.

Subspecies

  • Atrytonopsis hianna hianna
  • Atrytonopsis hianna turneri (Kansas, Oklahoma)

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Atrytonopsis hianna Dusted Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

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Atrytonopsis hianna: Brief Summary

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Atrytonopsis hianna, the dusted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from eastern Wyoming, central Colorado, northern New Mexico and central Texas east to New Hampshire and Massachusetts, south to peninsular Florida and the Gulf Coast.

The wingspan is 32–43 mm. There is one generation with adults on from May to June in the north. In the south there are two generations with adults on wing from March to October in Florida.

The larvae feed on Andropogon gerardi and Schizachyrium scoparium. Adults feed on the nectar from various flowers, including Japanese honeysuckle, wild strawberry, blackberry, wild hyacinth, phlox, vervain and red clover.

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