Ridings' Satyr
Neominois ridingsii (W.H. Edwards, 1865)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Upperside is gray with cream-colored patches across both wings; forewing has 2 black spots. Underside is similar but lighter.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 2 3/16 inches (3.8 - 5.6 cm).
Life History: Males perch in the morning on small hills or mesas to seek females. Eggs are laid singly at the top of blue grama grass or on other plants. Caterpillars eat grass blades and pupate underground. Third- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate. Biennial in Tuolumne County, California.
Flight: One brood from June-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis).
Adult Food: When adults feed, which is infrequently, they favor nectar of yellow composites.
Habitat: Short-grass prairie, intermountain areas, and grasslands with some areas of bare soil.
Range: Southern Alberta east to southwest Manitoba, south to central Arizona and central New Mexico, west to eastern California.
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.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 49 - 72 of 261 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 01, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro)
Region: El Dorado County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Apr 02, 2010
Observation date: Aug 01, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro)
Region: Alpine County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Apr 02, 2010
Observation date: Jul 12, 1993
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Laurence Crabtree)
Region: Lassen County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2010
Observation date: Jul 24, 1973
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James R. Mori)
Region: Modoc County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 13, 1974
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James Scott)
Region: Tuolumne County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Aug 09, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim Brock)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Aug 07, 1965
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John Lane)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 29, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James R. Mori)
Region: Tuolumne County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 20, 2006
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 23, 1986
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jul 25, 1922
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. A. Comstock)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jul 16, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James R. Mori)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 21, 1988
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jul 22, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Michael J. Smith)
Region: Tuolumne County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 25, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John G. Pasko)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jul 07, 1979
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 26, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Derham Giuliani)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 22, 2006
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 23, 2006
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jul 24, 1976
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Michael J. Smith)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: May 28, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James R. Mori)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Aug 26, 1998
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jul 29, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James R. Mori)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 20, 2006
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
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