Palmetto Skipper - Alabama Butterfly Atlas

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The Palmetto Skipper is distributed from central Florida to southeastern Georgia and westward through the Florida Panhandle, to coastal Alabama and Mississippi. This is a rare skipper and, for some unknown reason, it is getting rarer as time goes by. Certainly its host plant, Saw Palmetto, is common throughout its range. It was formerly found throughout Florida to the Everglades, but its range has shrunk considerably during the past few years.

Distribution and Abundance

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: Baldwin

Sightings in the past 5 years
Sightings in the past 5 - 10 years
Sightings more than 10 years ago

High count(s):

5 - Baldwin - 9/17/2015
4 - Baldwin - 9/18/2010
4 - Baldwin - 9/23/2021

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Habitat

Most often found in open pine savannah with an understory of Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens); also in sandhills, prairies, and flatwoods where saw palmetto grows.