Oarisma garita

Oarisma garita, the Garita skipperling, western skipperling or Garita skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This skipper ranges southeastern Manitoba to British Columbia and south through the American Midwest as far south as Mexico.[2] Its habitats include dry or moist prairies, open woodlands, and limestone outcrops.[3]

Garita skipperling
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Oarisma
Species:
O. garita
Binomial name
Oarisma garita
(Reakirt, 1866)
Subspecies
  • O. g. garita
  • O. g. calega (Godman, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia garita[1]

Description

Colored orange brown on the upperside. The underside of the forewings are also orange but hindwings are dark gray with orange inner margins and gray-white veins.[2]

Wingspan is from 20 to 25 mm.[2]

Behavior

Flies from mid-June through mid-July.[2] Larvae feed on Sitanion, Blephanoneuron, Stipa, Poa and Bouteloua.[1] Adults feed on flower nectar.[3]

References
  1. Oarisma, funet.fi
  2. Garita Skipperling, Butterflies of Canada
  3. "Oarisma garita". explorer.natureserve.org.
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