Hesperia ottoe

Hesperia ottoe, the Ottoe skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

Ottoe skipper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hesperia
Species:
H. ottoe
Binomial name
Hesperia ottoe
Edwards, 1866

It is found in the central U.S. but has been recorded in Canada only in a small area of southern Manitoba.[2]

The wingspan is 29–35 mm. The flight period is from mid-June to early August.[2]

The larvae feed on Poaceae species, Leptoloma cognatum, little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), and, in Minnesota, on the flowers of purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia).[2][3]

References
  1. "Hesperia ottoe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. Ottoe Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
  3. Hesperia, funet.fi
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