Golden-banded Skipper Telegonus cellus (Boisduval & Leconte, [1837])Extirpated  -  SH (Historical)    Synonyms: Autochton cellus, Golden Banded-Skipper, Hodges #3902.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Hesperiidae   >   Genus Telegonus   

Status:

The Golden-banded Skipper is extirpated in Maryland. The eastern population of this large skipper has become exceedingly rare across its range.

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Host plant: The eastern population feeds exclusively on American Hog Peanut (Cech and Tudor, 2005).

There are 5 records in the project database.

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A Golden-banded Skipper in Madera Canyon, Arizona (8/2/2008). Unfortunately, Golden-banded Skippers are extirpated in Maryland. Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)


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