- Hesperia ottoe
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Ottoe Skipper 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Tribe: Hesperiini Genus: Hesperia Species: H. ottoe Binomial name Hesperia ottoe
Edwards, 1866The Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.
It is found in central U.S. but has been recorded in Canada only in a small area of southern Manitoba.[1]
The wingspan is 29–35 mm. The flight period is from mid-June to early August.[1]
The larvae feed on Poaceae sp., Leptoloma cognatum, Little Bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), and, in Minnesota, on the flowers of Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia).[2][1]
References
External links
- Ottoe Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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