Amblyscirtes belli (Bell's roadside skipper) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from eastern Kansas, central Oklahoma and central Texas east to south-west Ohio, central Kentucky, eastern Tennessee and western South Carolina.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Amblyscirtes |
| Species: | A. belli
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| Amblyscirtes belli Freeman, 1941
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The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Chasmanthium latifolia. Adults feed on flower nectar.
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Amblyscirtes belli Bell's Roadside-Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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