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
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Observation date: Aug 29, 1967
Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Region: Tuolumne County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 20, 2006
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
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Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 14, 2008
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Broadwater County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Steve Kohler')
Verified date: Mar 13, 2009
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Region: Grant County, Washington, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (An Atlas of Washington Butterflies by John Hinchliff)
Verified date: Aug 14, 2008
Observation date: Jun 11, 2007
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
Observation date: Aug 10, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Byron Weber)
Region: Liberty County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
Observation date: Jun 15, 2007
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Rosebud County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
Observation date: Jun 01, 2007
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Park County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
Observation date: Jul 26, 1966
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Chris Durden)
Region: Stillwater County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bea Vogel)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
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Region: Moffat County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States
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Region: Elko County, Nevada, United States
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Region: Ouray County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Phillips County, Montana, United States
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Region: Box Elder County, Utah, United States
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Region: Pueblo County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
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Region: Wayne County, Utah, United States
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Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Lewis And Clark County, Montana, United States
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Region: Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States
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Region: Yakima County, Washington, United States
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Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
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Region: Gilpin County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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