Bug FAQDelaware Skipper
Anatrytone logan · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Hesperiidae
The Delaware Skipper is a small butterfly with a wingspan of about 2.5 to 4.3 cm and bright yellow-orange wings edged in black and crossed by dark brown veins. It lives in moist places such as marshes and garden areas across the southern Canadian Prairies, southern Ontario, and much of the United States, and adults sip nectar from pink and white flowers while the caterpillars eat grasses like big bluestem and switchgrass.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges from 2.5 to 4.3 cm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in moist habitats like marshes and residential landscaping.
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What it eats
Adults feed on nectar of pink and white flowers such as milkweeds, mountain mints, and thistles. Caterpillars eat grasses including big bluestem and switchgrass.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Active most of the year, producing several generations from February to October in warm areas and usually one summer brood in northern regions.
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When you see it
Flight period extends from February through October in the south and is limited to summer in the north.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 41 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Vermont, Ohio, Minnesota, Texas, New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Hesperiidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatrytone_logan
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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