Hesperia colorado, the western branded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperia |
| Species: | H. colorado
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| Binomial name | |
| Hesperia colorado (Scudder, 1874)
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It is found from in Eurasia and north-western Africa, coast to coast in North America in boreal and subalpine areas south as far as Colorado, hence the Latin name.[1]
The wingspan is 22–30 mm. The flight period is from late June to mid-August in western North America and from late July to early September in eastern North America.[1]
The larvae feed on species of Muhlenbergia, Stipa, Andropogon, and Lolium.[1][2]
Subspecies edit
Listed alphabetically:[2]
- H. c. colorado (Scudder, 1874)
- H. c. dodgei (Bell, 1927) – Dodge's branded skipper
- H. c. harpalus (Edwards, 1881) – Idaho branded skipper, Yosemite branded skipper
- H. c. idaho (Edwards, 1883)
- H. c. leussleri Lindsey, 1940 – Leussler's branded skipper
- H. c. mattoonorum McGuire, 1998
- H. c. mojavensis Austin & McGuire, 1998 – Mojave branded skipper
- H. c. ochracea Lindsey, 1941 – ochre branded skipper
- H. c. oregonia (Edwards, 1883) – Oregon branded skipper
- H. c. oroplata Scott, 1981
- H. c. susanae Miller, 1962 – Susan's branded skipper
- H. c. tildeni Freeman, 1956 – Tilden's branded skipper
References edit
External links edit
- Western Branded Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America