About Atrytonopsis hianna (Scudder, 1863)
Atrytonopsis hianna, commonly known as the dusted skipper, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species is found in the United States, with a range extending from eastern Wyoming, central Colorado, northern New Mexico, and central Texas eastward to New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and southward to peninsular Florida and the Gulf Coast. The wingspan of adult dusted skippers measures 32 to 43 mm. In the northern part of its range, Atrytonopsis hianna has one generation per year, with adults active from May to June. In the southern part of its range, it has two generations per year; in Florida specifically, adults are on wing from March to October. The larvae of this species feed on Andropogon gerardi and Schizachyrium scoparium.
