Maryland Biodiversity Project - Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)

Pepper and Salt Skipper Amblyscirtes hegon (Scudder, 1864)

Synonyms: Hodges #4096.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Hesperiidae > Genus Amblyscirtes Pepper and Salt Skipper - Amblyscirtes hegon - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/629

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Host plant: Kentucky Bluegrass, Indiangrass, Indian Woodoats, and Fowl Mannagrass (Cech and Tudor, 2005).

Records:

There are 59 records in the project database.

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A Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). (Photo ID: 45229 - Psn: 10)

A Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). (Photo ID: 45228 - Psn: 15)

A Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Pepper and Salt Skipper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2017). Verified by Rick Borchelt and Tom Stock. First modern record for the county. (Photo ID: 75532 - Psn: 54)

A Pepper and Salt Skipper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2017). Verified by Rick Borchelt and Tom Stock. First modern record for the county. Photo by Andy Martin. (MBP list)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 485335 - Psn: 55)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 485343 - Psn: 55)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) aaron graham, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 696061 - Psn: 55)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) aaron graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by aaron_graham via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2007). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 769433 - Psn: 55)

A Pepper and Salt Skipper in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/20/2015). (Photo ID: 23593 - Psn: 65)

A Pepper and Salt Skipper in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/20/2015). Photo by Rick Borchelt. (MBP list)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2017). (c) Andrew (Andy) P Martin, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 696060 - Psn: 65)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2017). (c) Andrew (Andy) P Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by apmartin2 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Mike Mosser, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 850531 - Psn: 65)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Mike Mosser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mike Mosser via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pepper and Salt Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 485340 - Psn: 66)

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