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Hesperia uncas

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Uncas skipper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hesperia
Species:
H. uncas
Binomial name
Hesperia uncas
Subspecies

4 subspecies, see text

Synonyms
  • Hesperia unkas Mabille, (misspelled)
  • Hesperia uncus F. M. Brown, Eff & Rotger, 1956, (misspelled)
  • Erynnis uncas Dyar, 1903

Hesperia uncas, the Uncas skipper or white-vein skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from US Midwest to southern portions of the three Canadian Prairie provinces, north as far as Edmonton, Alberta.[1]

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, in Canada from mid-June to late July.[1] It is found in sandy areas, open woodlands, and sagebrush.[2]

The larvae feed on Deschampsia elongata, Stipa, Bromus rubens, and Poa pratensis. Adults feed on flower nectar from various flowers, including rabbitbrush, needlegrass (Stipa nevadensis), and blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis).[3]

Subspecies

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Listed alphabetically:[3]

  • H. u. fulvapalla Austin & McGuire, 1998
  • H. u. gilberti MacNeill, 1964
  • H. u. giuliani Austin & McGuire, 1998
  • H. u. grandiosa Austin & McGuire, 1998
  • H. u. lasus (Edwards, 1884)
  • H. u. macswaini MacNeill, 1964
  • H. u. reeseorum Austin & McGuire, 1998
  • H. u. terraclivosa Austin & McGuire, 1998
  • H. u. uncas Edwards, 1863

References

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  1. ^ a b Uncas Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. ^ a b Hesperia, funet.fi
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