Bug FAQCarolina Roadside-Skipper
Mastor carolina · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Hesperiidae
The Carolina roadside-skipper has a wingspan of roughly 29 to 37 mm. Adults feed on nectar from flowers such as sweet pepperbush and swamp milkweed, while the larvae probably eat Arundinaria tecta. It flies from April to September and produces three generations each year.
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How to recognize it
The Carolina roadside-skipper is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.
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Size
Its wingspan ranges from about 29 to 37 mm.
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What it eats
Larvae probably feed on the bamboo species Arundinaria tecta.
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Life cycle
Adults are on the wing from April through September and there are three generations each year.
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When you see it
You can see them flying between April and September.
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Where it comes from
Its native range covers the same southeastern United States area described for its habitat.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Pennsylvania.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
When are Carolina roadside-skippers active?
They are on the wing from April to September.
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Same family (Hesperiidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyscirtes_carolina
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