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.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: May 06, 2020
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 19, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 11, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 24, 2020
Observation date: Aug 22, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 24, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 24, 2020
Observation date: Aug 08, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 24, 2020
Observation date: Aug 07, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 24, 2020
Observation date: Jul 09, 2016
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Apr 21, 2016
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Jul 25, 2009
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 20, 2009
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: May 20, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Sep 14, 2006
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2006
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 23, 2020
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Valencia County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 02, 2020
Observation date: May 24, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 26, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2019
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Weld County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 04, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 12, 2019
Observation date: Jun 13, 2009
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Mesa County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Mar 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 13, 2009
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Mesa County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Mar 27, 2019
Observation date: Jul 30, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 19, 2018
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