Mastor aenus
Common name: Bronze Roadside Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Buddleja davidii
(sold as dwarf)
Buddleja weyeriana 'honeycomb'
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)
Erysimum cuspidatum ‘Orange Bedder’
Helianthus annuus
(sold as Junior Yellow)
Helianthus annuus
(sold as Paquito Mix)
Petunia
(sold as Appleblossom)
Petunia
(sold as Bermuda Beach)
Petunia
(sold as Cotton Candy)
Petunia
(sold as Donna Picotee Burgundy)
Petunia
(sold as Double Peppermint)
Petunia
(sold as Easy Wave Salmon)
Petunia
(sold as Hybrid Wave Series)
Petunia
(sold as Lavender storm)
Petunia
(sold as Pirouette red)
Petunia
(sold as Ultra burgundy)
Petunia
(sold as Ultra violet)
Petunia
(sold as Wave Misty Lilac)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Trifolium repens
(sold as Atropurpureum)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena
(sold as Tukana White)
Verbena
(sold as x hybrida Taylortown Red)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Coral)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Yellow)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Oklahoma Scarlet)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Sizzle Cherry & Ivory)
Zinnia
(sold as Crystal White)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland Mix)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland scarlet)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Apricot)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Cherry)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Orange)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion White)
Mastor aenus, the Bronze Roadside Skipper, can be found in AZ,NM,TX,WY,KS,OK,AR, and MO.
Favorite nectar plants include: Acacia, Buddleja, Cirsium, Liatris, Salvia, Taraxacum, Verbena, Vernonia, and Zinnia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
unknown
PD image courtesy of
Theresa Thom
