- Hesperia juba
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Hesperia juba Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Tribe: Hesperiini Genus: Hesperia Species: H. juba Binomial name Hesperia juba
(Scudder, 1872)Synonyms - Pamphila juba Scudder, 1872
- Hesperia nevada Garth, 1934
The Juba Skipper, Yuba Skipper, or Jagged-border Skipper (Hesperia juba) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from British Columbia, south to southern California, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and north-western New Mexico.
The wingspan is 32–42 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to June and again from August to September.
The larvae feed on Deschampsia elongata, Stipa, Bromus rubens, and Poa pratensis. Adults feed on flower nectar from various flowers, including rabbitbrush.
External links
- Juba Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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