Amblyscirtes linda

Amblyscirtes linda, or Linda's roadside skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1943 and is found in North America.

Description

The upperside of the wings is dark brown with a few light spots. The males forewing has an obscure stigma. The underside of forewing is deep brown with a black tip. The hindwing is black-brown with gray overscales and a band of pale gray spots. The wingspan ranges from 1 1/8 to 1 5/16 inches (or 2.9 to 3.4 centimeters.)

References

• Hodges, Ronald W., et al., eds. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico, xxiv + 284.
• Opler, Paul A. (1992). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies, xvii + 396.
• Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40, xiv + 658.

Further reading

• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.