Elissa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes elissa Godman)
Wing span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 2.9 cm).
Identification: Upperside of wings is gray-green. Forewing upperside has a pale cream spot in the cell and a median band of pale cream spots that is jagged near the wing tip. Hindwing upperside may or may not have spots.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: One brood from June-August in Arizona.
Caterpillar hosts: Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) and probably other grasses.
Adult food: Nectar from flowers including garden rosemary and Cnidoscolus.
Habitat: Not reported.
Range: Southern Mexico north to southeastern Arizona.
