Amblyscirtes celia

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Amblyscirtes celia
Celias Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Amblyscirtes
Species:
A. celia
Binomial name
Amblyscirtes celia
Skinner, 1895

Amblyscirtes celia (also called Celia's roadside skipper or roadside rambler) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Texas, south to north-eastern Mexico. Strays to south-western Louisiana.

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in central Texas and throughout the year in southern Texas. There are several generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on Paspalum species. Adults feed on flower nectar.

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