Hesperia assiniboia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Hesperia
- Species
- Hesperia assiniboia
- Scientific Name
- Hesperia assiniboia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hesperia assiniboia
Hesperia assiniboia, the plains skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
It is found in the Canadian Prairie provinces and into the northern Great Plains states. Its habitats include northern shortgrass prairies and aspen parkland.
The wingspan is 21–30 mm. The flight period is from mid-July to early September.
The larvae feed on needlegrass (Stipa species), June grass (Koeleria cristata), and blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis). Adults feed on nectar from flowers such as asters, goldenrods, and blazingstar.
...Hesperia assiniboia in languages:
- English
- Assiniboine Skipper
- English
- Plains Branded Skipper
- English
- Plains Skipper
- French
- hespérie des plaines
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Hesperia assiniboia
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