Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Hesperia ottoe | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Hesperiini Rank Species | |
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Similar Hesperia, Hesperia dacotae, Hesperia uncas, Hesperia leonardus, Atrytone arogos | ||
Ottoe skipper hesperiidae hesperia ottoe on leaf
Hesperia ottoe, the Ottoe skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.
It is found in the central U.S. but has been recorded in Canada only in a small area of southern Manitoba.
The wingspan is 29–35 mm. The flight period is from mid-June to early August.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species, Leptoloma cognatum, little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), and, in Minnesota, on the flowers of purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia).
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