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Epargyreus clarus, the silver-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America. [2] E. clarus occurs in fields, gardens, and at forest edges and ranges from southern Canada throughout most of the United States to northern Mexico, but is absent in the Great Basin and western Texas.
Collectively, these three groups of butterflies share many characteristics, especially in the egg, larval, and pupal stages. [2] Nevertheless, skippers have the antennae clubs hooked backward like a crochet hook , while the typical butterflies have club-like tips to their antennae, and moth-butterflies have feathered or pectinate (comb-shaped ...
Hesperia dacotae, the Dakota skipper, is a small to medium-sized North American butterfly.It has a wingspan of approximately one inch and the antennae form a hook. The male's wings are a tawny-orange to brown on the forewings with a prominent mark and dusty yellow on the lower part of the wing.
Hesperia comma, the silver-spotted skipper or common branded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is known as silver-spotted skipper in Europe and common branded skipper in North America where the butterfly Epargyreus clarus , a spread-winged skipper , also has the common name of "silver-spotted skipper".
Pyrgus malvae, the grizzled skipper, is a butterfly species from the family Hesperiidae. It is a small skipper (butterfly) with a chequered pattern on its wings that appears to be black and white. It is a small skipper (butterfly) with a chequered pattern on its wings that appears to be black and white.
Hesperia ottoe, the Ottoe skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the central U.S. but has been recorded in Canada only in a small area of southern Manitoba. [2] It has been assessed as an endangered species. The Ottoe Skipper is native to mixed-grass prairies. [3] The wingspan is 29–35 mm. The flight period is from ...
Females lay their eggs on the underside of host plant leaves in clusters of two to nine in a row. [2] The egg is yellow but turns tan just before hatching. The larva makes a nest out of leaves, attaching them together with silk. It comes out of its nest at night to feed. [6] The larva is pine green with small yellow spots and has a yellow ...
Burnsius communis, the common checkered-skipper, formerly known as Pyrgus communis, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. [2] It is known as the frequently seen Pyrginae species in the northern United States by collectors and watchers alike.