Hesperia metea

Hesperia metea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Hesperiini
Genus:	Hesperia
Species:	H. metea
Binomial name
Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863
Synonyms
Erynnis metea Hesperia horus Edwards, 1871 Erynnis licinus Lerema horus

The Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It has a scattered distribution from southern Maine west to Wisconsin, south to central Georgia, the Gulf States and central Texas.

The wingspan is 29-35 mm. There is one generation with adults on wing from late March to early June.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Andropogon scoparius and Andropogon gerardi. Adults feed on flower nectar from various low-growing plants, including Labrador tea, wild strawberry, blackberry, bird's-foot violet, winter cress, red clover, lilac, vervain, Carolina larkspur and wild hyacinth.

Subspecies

• Hesperia metea metea (Scudder, 1864)
• Hesperia metea intermedia (Gatrelle) - Southern Cobweb Skipper
• Hesperia metea licinus (Edwards, 1871) - Licinus Cobweb Skipper

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America

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