Carolina Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes carolina)

Uncommon and local in the NC coastal plain and rare and local in the southern NC piedmont, this is always a welcome sighting. They're generally found near cane (host plant) around wet areas and have three broods in the coastal plain. I've seen this species nectar on Prunella vulgaris, Eupatorium coelestinum, and Liatris spp.


Craven Co., NC 28 Aug 2005	Craven Co., NC 28 Aug 2005


Sandhills Gamelands Scotland Co., NC 10 April 2004	Different individual from above Sandhills Gamelands Scotland Co., NC 10 April 2004


Shocco Creek Gamelands Franklin Co., NC 18 April 2004	Washington Co., NC 21 June 2003


Craven Co., NC 29 August 2004	Craven Co., NC 29 August 2004


Craven Co., NC 26 August 2007

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