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