Butterfly: Wingspan: 1 - 1½ inches (2.9 - 3.7 cm) UPPER SURFACE (dorsal) Male: golden orange with wide dark band. No stigma. Large orange patch on upper hindwing. Female: forewing orange area smaller; bisected by dark line. Hindwing orange patch smaller. UNDER SURFACE (ventral) Tawny orange; white scaling on hindwing veins.
Egg: Cream-colored; encircled by two irregular-shaped red bands. Deposited singly under host plant leaves.
Caterpillar: Light bluish green; dark green dorsal line. Collar tan with narrow dark band. Head light tan with orange-brown vertical lines. First three pairs of legs (thoracic) pale. Slender.
Chrysalis: Pale tan; wing cases and abdomen lighter.
A dot on the county map indicates that there is at least one documented record of the species within that county. In some cases, a species may be common throughout the county, in others it may be found in only a specific habitat. The High Count information shows the highest numbers recorded for this species as well as when and where they occurred.
The sightings bar graphs depict the timing of flight(s) within each of three geographic regions. Place your cursor on a bar within the graph to see the number of individuals recorded during that period.
The abundance calendar displays the total number of individuals recorded within each week of the month. Both the graphs and the calendar are on based data collection that began in 2000.
The records analyzed here are only a beginning. As more data is collected, these maps and graphs will paint a more accurate picture of distribution and abundance in Alabama. Submit your sightings to albutterflyatlas@gmail.com.
Sightings in the following counties: Mobile
High count(s):
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Sandhills, pine savannas, flat woods, prairies, and pitcher plant seeps in Florida. The habitat in Mobile County where this skipper was last sighted is not known.
Reports from Florida list Toothache Grass (Ctenium aromaticum) in the Panhandle and Lopsided Indian Grass (Sorghastrum secudum) on the peninsula.
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