| Atalopedes campestris (Boisduval, 1852) |
| Status: Common to abundant stray |
| Flight Period(s): Multiple broods from arrival (varying by year) till frost. Additional strays augment emerging adults, often resulting in uninterrupted flights. Recorded in Nebraska from 3 May – 14 November. |
| Range: This southern species survives winters from soutern California to Georgia. From there is strays northward nearly to the Canadian border. It has been found statewide in Nebraska. |
| Larval Hostplant(s): Grasses including Cynodon dactylon, Festuca rubra, Digitaria sanguinalis, Eleosin indica. |
| Overwinter: Does not overwinter in the state |
| Commentary/Habitat: This species sometimes becomes abundant by late summer, dwarfing the second flights of resident skippers. As a stray it is of no ecological significance, and can be found in most open areas with flowers. Adults have been observed taking nectar from a wide variety of flowers including dogbane, thistle, many-flowered aster, sunflowers and butterfly bush. |
| Similar Species: N/A |
