Hesperia ottoe
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The Ottoe Skipper is a butterfly
of the Hesperiidae family.
It is found in central U.S. but has been recorded in Canada only in a small area of southern Manitoba.
The wingspan
is 29–35 mm. The flight period is from mid-June to early August.
The larvae feed on Poaceae
sp., Leptoloma cognatum, Little Bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), and, in Minnesota, on the flowers of Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia
).
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 central U.S. but has been recorded in Canada only in a small area of southern Manitoba.
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 29–35 mm. The flight period is from mid-June to early August.
The larvae feed on Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
sp., Leptoloma cognatum, Little Bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), and, in Minnesota, on the flowers of Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia
Echinacea angustifolia
Echinacea angustifolia is a herbaceous plant species in Asteraceae. The plants grow tall with spindle-shaped taproots that are often branched. The stems and leaves are moderately to densely hairy.E. angustifolia blooms late spring to mid summer...
).
External links
- Ottoe Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America