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Hesperia pahaska
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hesperia pahaska, the Pahaska skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
It is found from North America in a narrow belt of states extending from Texas to North Dakota, just reaching Canada in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba.[1]
The wingspan is 28–33 mm. The flight period is from June to early July in the northern U.S.[1] Its habitats include desert grassland, chaparral, open woodland and prairie hills.[2]
The larvae feed on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), fluff grass (Erioneuron pulchellum), Poaceae species, and Tridens pulchella.[1][3]
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Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[3]
- H. p. martini MacNeill, 1964
- H. p. pahaska
- H. p. williamsi Lindsey, 1940
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