Hesperia_pahaska

<i>Hesperia pahaska</i>

Hesperia pahaska

Species of butterfly

Hesperia pahaska, the Pahaska skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

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It is found from North America in a narrow belt of states extending from Texas to North Dakota, just reaching Canada in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba.[1]

The wingspan is 28–33 mm. The flight period is from June to early July in the northern U.S.[1] Its habitats include desert grassland, chaparral, open woodland and prairie hills.[2]

The larvae feed on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), fluff grass (Erioneuron pulchellum), Poaceae species, and Tridens pulchella.[1][3]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[3]

  • H. p. martini MacNeill, 1964
  • H. p. pahaska
  • H. p. williamsi Lindsey, 1940

References

  1. [1]
    Pahaska Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
  2. [2]
    "Hesperia pahaska". explorer.natureserve.org.
  3. [3]
    Hesperia, funet.fi
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