Atalopedes campestris

Atalopedes campestrisis resident all year in the far southern United States ranging south to Brazil and in a separate population in central California. This species migrates northward as far as Ontario and North Dakota (Scott 1986). Habitats are subtropical to transition zone grassy areas and lawns. Host plants are grasses, including the following species: Cynodon dactylon, Festuca rubra, Stenotaphrum secundatum, Digitaria sanguinalis, Eleusine indica. Eggs are laid on or near the host plant singly. There are multiple flights all year in southern Florida and Texas, late April- early Oct. in lowland California, and April 1-Nov. 30 in the southeastern U.S. (Scott 1986).

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

Comments: Virtually any kind of dry grassland, especially weedy lawns and disturbed dry places. Adults commonly seen in gardens.

Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

Atalopedes campestris Boisduval: Hesperiidae, Lepidoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Clinebell, and Estes & Thorp; this skipper is the Sachem)

Asteraceae: Aster lanceolatus sn (Rb), Aster pilosus sn fq (Rb), Aster salicifolius sn (Rb), Aster turbinellus sn (Rb), Bidens cernua sn (Rb), Eupatorium serotinum sn (Rb), Liatris aspera sn (Cl), Liatris cylindracea sn fq (Cl), Liatris pycnostachya sn (Cl), Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Monarda fistulosa (Cl); Onagraceae: Ludwigia peploides glabrescens sn np (ET); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn (Rb); Verbenaceae: Verbena stricta sn (Rb)

Males perch for females (Scott, 1986).

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 22
Species With Barcodes: 1

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: N5 - Secure

Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure