Attributes of Polites sabuleti
Sandhill Skipper
Polites sabuleti (Boisduval, 1852)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Common and quite variable. Upperside of male is yellow-orange with dark toothed borders and a sinuous stigma on the forewing. Upperside of female has heavier dark markings and almost transparent light spots; no stigma. Underside of the hindwing in both sexes is yellow-tan with yellow veins, dark chevrons between the veins at the outer margin, and dark spots at the vein ends.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/4 inches (2.2 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To watch for females, males perch all day in low grassy areas. Females deposit eggs singly on the host or on nearby plants. Caterpillars feed on leaves and take shelter in nests of tied leaves. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: One flight from June-August at high elevations; several flights from March-October in the south and at low elevations.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), bluegrass (Poa pratensis), desert salt grass (Distichlis spicata var. stricta), sand lovegrass (Eragrostis trichodes), rough bentgrass (Agrostis scabra), Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis), and alpine fescue (Festuca brachyphylla).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Alkali grasslands, moist meadows, lawns, salt marshes, sand dunes, sagebrush flats, and alpine fell-fields.
Range: Southern British Columbia and eastern Washington south through California and northern Arizona to Baja California; east to southeastern Wyoming, central Colorado, and northeastern New Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may 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.
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April 29, 2013 | MAKI | Los Angeles County, California, United States | May 02, 2013 | Details |
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September 15, 2012 | Amateur Entomologist | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | December 09, 2012 | Details |
| April 14, 1977 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 17, 1970 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 30, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 25, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 03, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 17, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 2068 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 28, 2067 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 07, 1978 | legacy.reporter (C. S. Lawson) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 27, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 22, 2068 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 10, 1975 | legacy.reporter (C. S. Lawson) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 24, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 30, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 23, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 22, 1981 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Nye County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 25, 1984 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Humboldt County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 30, 1986 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 16, 1989 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Humboldt County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 17, 1989 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| November 20, 2012 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 29, 1999 | legacy.reporter (John B. Vernon) | Humboldt County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 05, 2012 | eal79 | Tulare County, California, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
| June 26, 2012 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 07, 1979 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Nye County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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August 11, 2007 | RaisingButterflies.org | Weber County, Utah, United States | November 28, 2011 | Details |
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August 24, 2011 | Jdammarell | Lincoln County, Washington, United States | August 25, 2011 | Details |
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July 06, 2011 | Christian.Nunes | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | July 08, 2011 | Details |
| July 02, 2011 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Tulare County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 07, 1993 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
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October 17, 2010 | plex1ppus (plex1ppus) | Lincoln County, Washington, United States | February 15, 2011 | Details |
| June 13, 2000 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 1964 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 05, 1967 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | La Paz County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| April 28, 1968 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | Yuma County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 31, 1968 | legacy.reporter (Keith Hughes) | Yuma County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| November 04, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| November 04, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 14, 1989 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Monterey County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 12, 1989 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Santa Clara County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| September 23, 2003 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| April 04, 2005 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 18, 2007 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Inyo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| May 06, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland) | Inyo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 20, 1986 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Alpine County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 16, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Jeff Pippin) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| September 10, 1989 | legacy.reporter (John F. Emmel) | Inyo County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| July 10, 1986 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Amador County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details |
