Hesperia sassacus
Indian Skipper | |
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On Canada Hawkweed | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Hesperiini |
Genus: | Hesperia |
Species: | H. sassacus |
Binomial name | |
Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862 | |
The Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.
It is found from northeastern U.S., and in Canada in southwestern New Brunswick and in a broad band from the Eastern Townships of Quebec through to southern Manitoba.[1]
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The flight period is late May to early July.[1]
The larvae feed on Nodding Fescue (Festuca obtusa), Poverty Grass (Danthonia spicata), and panic grass (Panicum), Bouteloua, Andropogon, Aristida, and Poaceae spp.[1][2]
References
External links
- Indian Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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