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Hesperia juba

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Hesperia juba
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H. juba
Binomial name
Hesperia juba
(Scudder, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Pamphila juba Scudder, 1872
  • Hesperia nevada Garth, 1934

The Juba Skipper, Yuba Skipper or Jagged-border Skipper (Hesperia juba) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from British Columbia, south to southern California, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and north-western New Mexico.

The wingspan is 32-42 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to June and again from August to September.

The larvae feed on Deschampsia elongata, Stipa, Bromus rubens and Poa pratensis. Adults feed on flower nectar from various flowers, including rabbitbrush.