Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Polites sonora | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Polites Rank Species | |
Similar Pyrgus ruralis, Polites sabuleti, Hesperia juba, Ochlodes sylvanoides, Erynnis afranius | ||
Polites sonora, the Sonoran skipper or western long dash, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the Pacific coast of the U.S., reaching Canada only in the extreme southern interior of British Columbia.
The wingspan is 25–27 mm.
There is one generation in Canada from mid-July to mid-August in British Columbia.
The larvae feed on grasses, possibly Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis).
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References
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