Attributes of Polites sonora
Sonora Skipper
Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is reddish-orange with a wide, light brown border. Male forewing has a wide black stigma. Hindwing has a light band of separate spots; band is more diffuse in female. Underside of hindwing varies from brown to greenish-brown, and has a narrow yellow-white band which may be composed of separate spots.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.5 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To wait for females, males perch in depressions in meadows all day.
Flight: One brood from June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Possibly Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including white-flowered thistles.
Habitat: From sea level to 11,000 feet in coastal plains, streamsides, wet areas in high plains, and moist mountain meadows.
Range: Southern British Columbia south to southern California; east to Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado.
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 07, 2006 | pcastrovillo | Valley County, Idaho, United States | February 03, 2012 | Details |
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August 20, 2010 | RaisingButterflies.org | Sevier County, Utah, United States | November 28, 2011 | Details |
| July 10, 1966 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Mendocino County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| May 22, 2054 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Sonoma County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 06, 1986 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 26, 2005 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Inyo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 15, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Jeff Pippin) | Plumas County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 05, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland) | Inyo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 26, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland) | Inyo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 28, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland) | Mono County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 17, 1989 | legacy.reporter (J. T. McBurney) | Shasta County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| July 17, 1989 | legacy.reporter (J. T. McBurney) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| July 17, 1988 | legacy.reporter (J. T. McBurney) | Shasta County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| July 17, 1988 | legacy.reporter (J. T. McBurney) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| July 10, 1986 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Amador County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details | |
| July 15, 1986 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Amador County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details | |
| September 12, 1983 | legacy.reporter (Sterling Mattoon) | Butte County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details | |
| October 06, 1978 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Nevada County, California, United States | March 09, 2010 | Details | |
| July 15, 1983 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | January 25, 2010 | Details | |
| June 12, 1985 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | January 25, 2010 | Details | |
| September 01, 1990 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | January 25, 2010 | Details | |
| June 14, 1985 | legacy.reporter (Laurence Crabtree) | Plumas County, California, United States | January 25, 2010 | Details | |
| June 21, 1987 | legacy.reporter (Laurence Crabtree) | Plumas County, California, United States | January 25, 2010 | Details | |
| July 21, 1988 | legacy.reporter (Laurence Crabtree) | Tehama County, California, United States | January 25, 2010 | Details | |
| July 21, 1973 | legacy.reporter (John F. Emmel) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| June 23, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Tom & John Emmel) | Placer County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| August 25, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Tom & John Emmel) | Placer County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| July 20, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Jeffrey Glassberg) | Mono County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| August 17, 1917 | legacy.reporter (J. A. Comstock) | Tulare County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| August 25, 1917 | legacy.reporter (J. A. Comstock) | Tulare County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| June 27, 1921 | legacy.reporter (J. A. Comstock) | Mariposa County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (John R. Heitzman) | Inyo County, California, United States | December 17, 2009 | Details | |
| July 09, 1933 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Mariposa County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| July 17, 1933 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Mariposa County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| August 16, 1952 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| July 14, 1956 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| July 18, 1957 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Mariposa County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| August 14, 1957 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| September 03, 1958 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| July 19, 1957 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Mariposa County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| August 15, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| August 21, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| June 23, 1959 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Mariposa County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| June 10, 1961 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| June 30, 1962 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| July 04, 1933 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Mono County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| July 05, 1938 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Mono County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| June 30, 1950 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Mono County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| August 13, 1950 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Mono County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details | |
| August 15, 1951 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Mono County, California, United States | October 19, 2009 | Details |
