Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

Generally rare but widespread and scattered in NC, this tiny butterfly has two to three broods and is usually found perching on dirt roads & trails.


This pic was taken using a flash, causing the white dusting to look whiter than usual. Sandhills Gamelands Scotland Co., NC 10 April 2004	Same individual shot without a flash. Sandhills Gamelands Scotland Co., NC 10 April 2004


Orange Co., NC 17 July 2004	Orange Co., NC 20 Apr 2006


(Natural lighting) Shocco Creek Gamelands Franklin Co., NC 18 April 2004	(Natural lighting) Korstian Division, Duke Forest Orange Co., NC 5 May 2004

This is closer to what they look like in real life when you first find one!

Orange Co., NC
16 May 2004

Created on ... April 12, 2004 | Updated ... April 22, 2006 | jspippen@duke.edu