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Atrytonopsis loammi
Loammi skipper, southern dusted skipper
Atrytonopsis loammi, commonly known as the Loammi skipper or southern dusted skipper, is a small hesperiid butterfly found in coastal regions of the southeastern United States. The species has been subject to taxonomic debate, with some authors treating it as a subspecies of Atrytonopsis hianna, and the North Carolina barrier island population described separately as Atrytonopsis quinteri. Adults are active in two distinct flight periods during spring and mid-summer to late summer. The larvae feed specifically on Schizachyrium littorale, a coastal grass species.