Nevada Skipper
Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Antennae Upperside is reddish orange with diffuse dark borders and some large pale spots. Male forewing has black felt inside the stigma. Underside of the hindwing of both sexes is golden-green to gray-green with an irregular band of white spots; the basal spot may be offset inward.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 7/16 inches (2.9 - 3.7 cm).
Life History: To await receptive females, males perch on tops of hills or on logs or rocks in flat meadows. Females lay eggs singly on or near the host plant. Caterpillars live in silken tubes at the base of grass clumps and feed on grass leaves nearby. They overwinter in partially-buried shelters.
Flight: One brood from late May to early August, the timing depending on elevation and latitude.
Caterpillar Hosts: Western needlegrass (Stipa occidentalis) and perhaps squirrel-tail grass (Sitanion hystrix).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Sagebrush, grasslands, aspen parks, mountain summits; from 7000 - 12,000 feet in elevation.
Range: Southern British Columbia east across the prairie provinces to southern Manitoba; south in the western mountains to California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 220 verified sightings
Observation date: May 27, 2020
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Nov 03, 2020
Observation date: Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by: dbrudin
Region: Teller County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: ASchmierer
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: SuryaSmiles
Region: Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 16, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Lake County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: May 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 02, 2002
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 02, 2000
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 1989
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 1988
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 18, 2018
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: May 31, 2018
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 14, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 08, 2015
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 24, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 23, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Jul 09, 2019
Submitted by: Tim Fenske
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 03, 2019
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: M Kuhlman
Region: Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jun 16, 2018
Submitted by: Lisahug
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 25, 2018
Observation date: May 25, 2017
Submitted by: naturalist-idaho
Region: Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Jun 19, 2018
Observation date: Jun 29, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Apr 07, 2016
Observation date: Jun 20, 2015
Submitted by: sagebird52
Region: Albany County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 28, 2015
Observation date: Jun 07, 2013
Submitted by: joeschelling
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 27, 2013
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