Hesperia sassacus
| Indian skipper | |
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| On Canada hawkweed | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperia |
| Species: | H. sassacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862
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Hesperia sassacus, the Indian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
It is found from northeastern U.S., and in Canada in southwestern New Brunswick and in a broad band from the Eastern Townships of Quebec through to southern Manitoba.[2]
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The flight period is late May to early July.[2]
The larvae feed on nodding fescue (Festuca obtusa), poverty grass (Danthonia spicata), and panic grass (Panicum), Bouteloua, Andropogon, Aristida, and Poaceae species.[2][3]
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Hesperia sassacus Indian Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Indian Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ Hesperia, funet.fi
External links
- Indian Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America