Attributes of Hesperia pahaska
Pahaska Skipper
Hesperia pahaska (Leussler, 1938)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is yellow-orange with wide black borders. Male has yellow felt in the forewing stigma. Underside of hindwing is orange-brown with a short band of white spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 5/8 inches (3.2 - 4.2 cm).
Life History: To wait for receptive females, males perch on hilltops all day. Females deposit eggs singly on or near the host plants; caterpillars feed on leaves and take shelter in tied-together leaves. Caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from May-July in the north; two broods from April-October in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) and fluff grass (Erioneuron pulchellum).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Short-grass prairie foothills, open pine forest, chaparral, desert grassland.
Range: Through the Rocky Mountain range from central Montana and northwest North Dakota south to central Mexico; west to southeast California. A stray to northwest Minnesota.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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| July 10, 1995 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| April 26, 1982 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| April 27, 1982 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 04, 1988 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 13, 2055 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| September 09, 1972 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| September 19, 1981 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| September 21, 1988 | legacy.reporter (J. Emmel, G. Pratt) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| September 14, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| June 23, 1968 | legacy.reporter (J. Emmel & O. Shields) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| September 04, 1967 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| September 12, 1955 | legacy.reporter (C. D. MacNeill) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | December 17, 2009 | Details | |
| September 13, 1955 | legacy.reporter (C. D. MacNeill) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | December 17, 2009 | Details | |
| September 13, 1955 | legacy.reporter (J. M. & S. N. Burns) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | August 07, 2009 | Details | |
| July 02, 1969 | legacy.reporter (J. Emmel & O. Shields) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | August 07, 2009 | Details | |
| April 07, 2009 | Gary Jue (Gary Jue) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | May 21, 2009 | Details | |
| September 01, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Ribitzki, Paul & Williams, Ken) | Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| June 16, 1999 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Custer County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 17, 1999 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Rosebud County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 27, 2000 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Dawson County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 24, 2004 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | McCone County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 24, 2004 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Valley County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 24, 2004 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Richland County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 05, 2006 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Silver Bow County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 11, 2007 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Jefferson County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 12, 2007 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Stillwater County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 13, 2007 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Powder River County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 14, 2007 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Fallon County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 28, 1998 | ray.stanford@stanfordalumni.org (Ray Stanford) | Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Catron County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Chaves County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cibola County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Colfax County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Curry County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Eddy County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Grant County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Harding County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lea County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Luna County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | McKinley County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mora County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Otero County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Quay County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
