Hesperia assiniboia

Plains skipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Hesperia
Species: H. assiniboia
Binomial name
Hesperia assiniboia
(Lyman, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Erynnis comma assiniboia Dyar, 1903
  • Hesperia comma assiniboia

Hesperia assiniboia, the plains skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

It is found in the Canadian Prairie provinces and into the northern Great Plains states.[1]

The wingspan is 21–30 mm. The flight period is from mid-July to early September.[1]

The larvae feed on needlegrass (Stipa species), June grass (Koeleria cristata), and blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Common Branded Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
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