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North American Ecology (US and Canada)

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Hesperia sassacus is a year-round resident of the northeastern United States (Scott 1986). Habitats are woodland meadows. Host plants are grass species, mostly Andropogon scoparius, Festuca obtusa, Digitaria sanguinalis, Panicum, Danthonia spicata. There is one flight each year with the approximate flight time June 1-July 15 in the northern part of the range and May 15-June 15 in the southern part of their range (Scott 1986).
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Hesperia sassacus

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Hesperia sassacus, the Indian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

Taxonomy

The following subspecies are recognised:[2]

  • Hesperia sassacus sassacus Harris, 1862
  • Hesperia sassacus manitoboides (Fletcher, 1889)
  • Hesperia sassacus nantahala Gatrelle & Grkovich, 2003

Description

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The flight period is late May to early July.[3]

Museum specimen

Distribution and habitat

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.[3]

Ecology and behaviour

The larvae feed on nodding fescue (Festuca obtusa), poverty grass (Danthonia spicata), and panic grass (Panicum), Bouteloua, Andropogon, Aristida, and Poaceae species.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Hesperia sassacus Indian Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Hesperia". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. ^ a b c Indian Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
  4. ^ Hesperia, funet.fi

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Hesperia sassacus: Brief Summary

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Hesperia sassacus, the Indian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

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