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Least Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor
33.3871, -81.9557
Field Notes
Description:
Antennae are short. Upperside of forewing is orange with a wide, diffuse black border at the outer margin; hindwing is yellow-orange with a wide black margin. Underside of forewing is black with orange borders at the tip and leading edge; hindwing is yellow-orange. Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 2.9 cm).
Habitat:
spotted on the side of a two-lane trail in constructed wetlands at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park in Augusta (Richmond County), GA. The trail is open and is covered with different types of grasses.
Notes:
Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest in nests of rolled or tied leaves. Third- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate. Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including marsh millet (Zizaniopsis miliacea), rice cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides), and cultivated rice (Oryza sativa). Adult Food: Flower nectar from low growing plants such as wood sorrel, swamp verbena, pickerelweed, chickory, and white clover.
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