Hesperia ottoe
Hesperia ottoe, the Ottoe skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
| Ottoe skipper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperia |
| Species: | H. ottoe |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperia ottoe Edwards, 1866 | |
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, Leptoloma cognatum, little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), and, in Minnesota, on the flowers of purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia).[1][2]
References
- Ottoe Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
- Hesperia, funet.fi
External links
- Ottoe Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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