Pepper and Salt Skipper Amblyscirtes hegon
Caterpillar host plants: Many grasses Adult food plants: Many species, Viburnum sp., and Blackberry (Rubus sp.) Identification: Wing margins with alternating bands of dark and lighter dashes Abundance: Confirmed species in Sewanee, but very rare and has not been recorded in any fourth of July counts.
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Lace-winged Roadside-skipper Caterpillar host plants: Cane (Arundinaria sp.)
Amblyscirtes aesculapius
Adult food plants: Nectar from flowers including Elephant's-foot (Elephantopus sp.), Blackberry (Rubus sp.), White clover (Trifolium repens), Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris), and Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) Identification: Above wings “laced� with white cobweb patterns; margins of wings with alternating dashes of light and dark Abundance: No sightings in Sewanee, but range maps indicate they are present
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Photo credit: Christa Hayes