Uncas skipper | |
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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. uncas
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Binomial name | |
Hesperia uncas
W.H. Edwards, 1863
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Subspecies | |
4 subspecies, see text | |
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Hesperia uncas, the Uncas skipper or white-vein skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from US Midwest to southern portions of the three Canadian Prairie provinces, north as far as Edmonton, Alberta. [1]
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, in Canada from mid-June to late July. [1] It is found in sandy areas, open woodlands, and sagebrush. [2]
The larvae feed on Deschampsia elongata, Stipa, Bromus rubens, and Poa pratensis. Adults feed on flower nectar from various flowers, including rabbitbrush, needlegrass ( Stipa nevadensis), and blue grama ( Bouteloua gracilis). [3]
Listed alphabetically: [3]