| Atrytone arogos (Boisduval & LeConte, [1837]) |
| Status: Rare local resident |
| Flight Period(s): One main flight in late June/early July, with a partial second in mid-late August. In Nebraska there are records from 10 June – 25 August. |
| Range: Subspecies iowa inhabits prairies from central Minnesota south into Texas, ranging west into the foothills of the Rockies. Subspecies arogos occupies the east and gulf coasts. There are records from most of the state of Nebraska with the exception of the southern panhandle and southwest. |
| Larval Hostplant(s): Big bluestem – Andopogon gerardii |
| Overwinter: As a partially grown caterpillar |
| Commentary/Habitat: This is Nebraska’s rarest prairie skipper, often going unreported for years at a time at known localities. This species inhabits higher quality prairies and was probably never common, but has become even scarcer as quality prairies have become lost or degraded. Adults have been observed taking nectar from purple coneflower and thistles. |
| Similar Species: Delaware Skipper |
