Amblyscirtes reversa

Amblyscirtes reversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Moncini
Genus: Amblyscirtes
Species: A. reversa
Binomial name
Amblyscirtes reversa
Jones, 1926

Amblyscirtes reversa (the reversed roadside skipper) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It has a scattered distribution from south-eastern Virginia, south to northern Georgia. It is also found in southern Mississippi and southern Illinois.

The wingspan is 29–35 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Arundinaria tecta. Adults feed on flower nectar.

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