Hesperia assiniboia
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The Plains Skipper is a butterfly
of the Hesperiidae family.
It is found in the Canadian prairie
provinces and into the northern Great Plains states.
The wingspan
is 21–30 mm. The flight period is from mid-July to early September.
The larvae feed on needlegrass (Stipa
spp.), June Grass (Koeleria cristata), and Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis).
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Hesperiidae family.
It is found in the Canadian prairie
Prairie
Prairies are considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type...
provinces and into the northern Great Plains states.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 21–30 mm. The flight period is from mid-July to early September.
The larvae feed on needlegrass (Stipa
Stipa
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spp.), June Grass (Koeleria cristata), and Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis).
External links
- Plains Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America