Atrytonopsis loammi

Atrytonopsis loammi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Genus: Atrytonopsis
Species: A. loammi
Binomial name
Atrytonopsis loammi
(Whitney, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Atrytonopsis regulus (Edwards, 1881)
  • Atrytonopsis apostologica (Strand, 1921)
  • Lerema loammi

The Loammi Skipper or Southern Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis loammi) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found on barrier islands in North Carolina and from South Carolina to Florida and Mississippi.

Some authors consider it to be a subspecies of Atrytonopsis hianna.

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are on wing from early April to mid May and mid July to late August.

The larvae feed on Schizachyrium littorale.

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