Ochlodes sylvanoides

Ochlodes sylvanoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Ochlodes
Species: O. sylvanoides
Binomial name
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Boisduval, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852
  • Anthomaster sylvanoides
  • Hesperia pratincola Boisduval, 1852
  • Hesperia francisca Plötz, 1883

Ochlodes sylvanoides, the woodland skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia south to southern California, east to Montana, Colorado and Arizona.[2]

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The upperside is orange with toothed brown borders. The forewing of the males has a black stigma, while females have or a black diagonal band. There is a large reddish patch on the hindwings. The underside is variable in colour, ranging from yellow to reddish to brown. The hindwing varies from unmarked to having a distinct band of cream to yellow spots. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Cynodon dactylon, Phalaris, Elymus and Agropyron species.

Subspecies

  • Ochlodes sylvanoides sylvanoides (California, Mexico)
  • Ochlodes sylvanoides pratincola (Boisduval, 1852)
  • Ochlodes sylvanoides napa (Edwards, 1865)
  • Ochlodes sylvanoides bonnevilla Scott, 1981 (Nevada) – Bonneville skipper
  • Ochlodes sylvanoides orecoasta Scott, 1981 (Oregon) – Oregon coast skipper
  • Ochlodes sylvanoides santacruza Scott, 1981 (northern California)
  • Ochlodes sylvanoides omnigena Austin, 1998 (Nevada, Great Basin)
  • Ochlodes sylvanoides catalina Emmel & Emmel, 1998

References

  1. ↑ Poanes, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera
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