Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes aesculapius
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper is uncommon to locally common statewide, and it is our most common Roadside-Skipper. The habitat is riparian corridors and swamps where the hostplant, switch cane (Arundinaria tecta) is abundant. There are probably three broods. The first brood occurs from March (rarely) (March 10, Bibb County) or April to early June (June 6, Jasper County). The second brood occurs from mid-June (June 18, Upson County) to early August. The third occurs from mid-August (August 18, Chatham County) to October (October 12, Dougherty County). Conservation Status: Secure.
