Amblyscirtes phylace
Amblyscirtes phylace | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
Genus: | Amblyscirtes |
Species: | A. phylace |
Binomial name | |
Amblyscirtes phylace (Edwards, 1878)[1] | |
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Amblyscirtes phylace (the orange-headed roadside-skipper or red-headed roadside skipper) is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and western Texas to Mexico.
Its wingspan is 22–29 millimetres (0.87–1.14 in). Adults feed on flower nectar.