Atrytone arogos
Common name: Arogos Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare
(sold as Thistle)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Harvest Moon)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Yellow)
Erigeron glaucus
(sold as Bountiful)
Erigeron glaucus
(sold as Cape Sebastian)
Gaillardia pulchella
(sold as Plume Series)
Gaillardia x grandiflora
(sold as Fanfare)
Gaillardia ‘Oranges And Lemons’
Helianthus annuus
(sold as Junior Yellow)
Atrytone arogos, the Arogos Skipper, can be found in numerous states in the Midwest, Northeast, and South.
Favorite nectar plants include: Aesculus.
USDA Growing Zones for this plant include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Host plants:
Andropogon gerardii
Schizachyrium scoparium
PD image courtesy of:
Bulletin United States National Museum (1932)
