Hesperia assiniboia

Species of butterfly

Plains skipper

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Hesperiidae
Genus:  | Hesperia
Species:  |

H. assiniboia

Binomial name
Hesperia assiniboia

(Lyman, 1892)

Synonyms

* Erynnis comma assiniboia Dyar, 1903
* Hesperia comma assiniboia

Hesperia assiniboia, the plains skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

It is found in the Canadian Prairie provinces and into the northern Great Plains states.[1] Its habitats include northern shortgrass prairies and aspen parkland.[2]

The wingspan is 21–30 mm. The flight period is from mid-July to early September.[1]

The larvae feed on needlegrass (Stipa species), June grass (Koeleria cristata), and blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis).[1] Adults feed on nectar from flowers such as asters, goldenrods, and blazingstar.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Common Branded Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
2. ^ a b "Hesperia assiniboia". explorer.natureserve.org.

## External links

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* Plains Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America

Taxon identifiers

Hesperia assiniboia|

* Wikidata: Q5745847
* Wikispecies: Hesperia assiniboia
* BAMONA: Hesperia-assiniboia
* BioLib: 703230
* BugGuide: 12999
* EoL: 185589
* GBIF: 5142323
* iNaturalist: 221220
* IRMNG: 10281398
* ITIS: 706614
* LepIndex: 184218
* MONA: 4020.1
* NatureServe: 2.116982
* NCBI: 1888573
* Open Tree of Life: 3062014