Hesperia ottoe

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Ottoe skipper
Hesperia ottoe.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hesperia
Species:
H. ottoe
Binomial name
Hesperia ottoe
Edwards, 1866

Hesperia ottoe, the Ottoe skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

It is found in the central U.S. but has been recorded in Canada only in a small area of southern Manitoba.[1]

The wingspan is 29–35 mm. The flight period is from mid-June to early August.[1]

The larvae feed on Poaceae species, , little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), and, in Minnesota, on the flowers of purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia).[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Ottoe Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
  2. ^ Hesperia, funet.fi

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