Atalopedes campestris

Atalopedes campestris
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Atalopedes
Species:	A. campestris
Binomial name
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852

Atalopedes campestris (called the sachem in the United States) is a small skipper butterfly. It is just over 1 inch (2.5 cm) long and has orange-and-brown adults. Females are slightly larger and have paler markings on their wings compared to males.

Its host plants are various grasses, including lawn grasses. Its caterpillar is dark green and black. It has multiple broods per year.

This skipper is common from the southern United States through Brazil. It often migrates north into U.S. northern states.

Female

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