Hesperia pahaska
| Pahaska Skipper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Hesperiini |
| Genus: | Hesperia |
| Species: | H. pahaska |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperia pahaska Leussler, 1938 | |
| Subspecies | |
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3 sspp., see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.
It is found from in 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]
The larvae feed on Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis), Fluff Grass (Erioneuron pulchellum), Poaceae sp., and Tridens pulchella.[1][2]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[2]
- H. p. martini MacNeill, 1964
- H. p. pahaska
- H. p. williamsi Lindsey, 1940
References
External links
- Pahaska Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America