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Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos )

Male

Collected: W. McGuire, May 18, 1974 Tarrant County, Texas
Specimen in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution

Female (Dorsal)

Female (Ventral)

 

 

Caterpillar HostplantsBig Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and Panicum spp.
Area Sighting
Locations
The Heard Museum, LBJ Grasslands (Wise County).
Seasonal Flight DataApril - October
General NotesA skipper of the prairies, this species has become more and more difficult to locate as more of its habitat is destroyed. Overwinters: Larva.

Additional Photographs

OVA
LARVA
PUPA
ADULT

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