Atalopedes campestris is a small skipper

Skipper (butterfly)

A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...

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It is just over 1 inch long and is orange and brown. Females are slightly larger and have paler markings on the wings.

Life cycle

Its host plants are various grasses, including lawn grasses. The caterpillar is dark green and black. It has multiple broods per year.

Range and Habitat

This skipper is common from the southern United States to Brazil. It often ranges north to the northern states.

External links

• Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources