Amblyscirtes phylace
Amblyscirtes phylace (the orange-headed roadside-skipper or red-headed roadside skipper) is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and western Texas to Mexico.
| Amblyscirtes phylace | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Amblyscirtes |
| Species: | A. phylace |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyscirtes phylace (Edwards, 1878)[1] | |
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Its wingspan is 22–29 millimetres (0.87–1.14 in). Adults feed on flower nectar.
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