Hesperia pahaska, the Pahaska skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperia |
| Species: | H. pahaska
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| Hesperia pahaska Leussler, 1938
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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]
Subspecies
editListed alphabetically.[3]
- H. p. martini MacNeill, 1964
- H. p. pahaska
- H. p. williamsi Lindsey, 1940
References
edit- ^ a b c Pahaska Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ "Hesperia pahaska". explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^ a b Hesperia, funet.fi
External links
edit- Pahaska Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America