Hesperia colorado
Hesperia colorado, the western branded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
| Western branded skipper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperia |
| Species: | H. colorado |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperia colorado (Scudder, 1874) | |
| Subspecies | |
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6 ssp., see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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It is found from in Eurasia and north-western Africa, coast to coast in North America in boreal and subalpine areas south as far as Colorado, hence the Latin name.[1]
The wingspan is 22–30 mm. The flight period is from late June to mid-August in western North America and from late July to early September in eastern North America.[1]
The larvae feed on Muhlenbergia, Stipa, Andropogon, and Lolium.[1][2]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:[2]
- H. c. colorado (Scudder, 1874)
- H. c. harpalus (Edwards, 1881) – Idaho branded skipper
- H. c. leussleri Lindsey, 1940
- H. c. mattoonorum McGuire, 1998
- H. c. oregonia (Edwards, 1883) – Oregon branded skipper
- H. c. tildeni Freeman, 1956
References
- Common Branded Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
- Hesperia, funet.fi
External links
- Western Branded Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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