Amblyscirtes linda
| Amblyscirtes linda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Amblyscirtes |
| Species: | A. linda
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblyscirtes linda H. Freeman, 1943
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Amblyscirtes linda, or Linda's roadside skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae.[2][3] It was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1943 and is found in North America.[3] [4]
Description
The upperside of the wings is dark brown with a few light spots. The males forewing has an obscure stigma. The underside of forewing is deep brown with a black tip. The hindwing is black-brown with gray overscales and a band of pale gray spots. The wingspan ranges from 1 1/8 to 1 5/16 inches (or 2.9 to 3.4 centimeters.)[5]
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ^ "Amblyscirtes linda Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ a b "Amblyscirtes linda Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ^ "Linda's Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes linda H.A. Freeman, 1943 | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- Hodges, Ronald W., et al., eds. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico, xxiv + 284.
- Opler, Paul A. (1992). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies, xvii + 396.
- Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40, xiv + 658.
Further reading
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.