Amblyscirtes phylace (the orange-headed roadside-skipper or red-headed roadside skipper) is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and western Texas to Mexico.

Amblyscirtes phylace
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Amblyscirtes
Species:
A. phylace
Binomial name
Amblyscirtes phylace
(Edwards, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila phylace Edwards, 1878
  • Limochroes phylace

Its wingspan is 22–29 millimetres (0.87–1.14 in). Adults feed on flower nectar.

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