Hesperia_colorado

<i>Hesperia colorado</i>

Hesperia colorado

Species of butterfly

Hesperia colorado, the western branded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

Quick Facts Western branded skipper, Scientific classification ...

It is found from in Eurasia and north-western Africa, coast to coast in North America in boreal and subalpine areas south as far as Colorado, hence the Latin name.[1]

The wingspan is 22–30 mm. The flight period is from late June to mid-August in western North America and from late July to early September in eastern North America.[1]

The larvae feed on species of Muhlenbergia, Stipa, Andropogon, and Lolium.[1][2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[2]

  • H. c. colorado (Scudder, 1874)
  • H. c. dodgei (Bell, 1927) – Dodge's branded skipper
  • H. c. harpalus (Edwards, 1881) – Idaho branded skipper, Yosemite branded skipper
  • H. c. idaho (Edwards, 1883)
  • H. c. leussleri Lindsey, 1940 – Leussler's branded skipper
  • H. c. mattoonorum McGuire, 1998
  • H. c. mojavensis Austin & McGuire, 1998 – Mojave branded skipper
  • H. c. ochracea Lindsey, 1941 – ochre branded skipper
  • H. c. oregonia (Edwards, 1883) – Oregon branded skipper
  • H. c. oroplata Scott, 1981
  • H. c. susanae Miller, 1962 – Susan's branded skipper
  • H. c. tildeni Freeman, 1956 – Tilden's branded skipper

References

  1. [1]
    Common Branded Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
  2. [2]
    Hesperia, funet.fi

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