Rural Skipper
Ochlodes agricola (Boisduval, 1852)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is yellow-orange with dark borders and light translucent spots; male forewing stigma has gray in the center. Underside is reddish brown; hindwing band is pale to absent.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 2.9 cm).
Life History: Males perch at the edges of clearings to await receptive females.
Flight: One brood from May-June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grasses.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Chaparral, streamsides, woodland openings, fencerows.
Range: California west of the Sierra Nevada Divide, south into Baja California Norte.
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: Jun 16, 2025
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 20, 2025
Observation date: Jun 16, 2025
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 18, 2025
Observation date: Jun 09, 2025
Submitted by: Zencoyote
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 09, 2025
Observation date: May 30, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 02, 2025
Observation date: May 25, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 29, 2025
Observation date: Jun 29, 2024
Submitted by: Ofbirdsandprey
Region: San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 12, 2024
Observation date: Jul 10, 2024
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 12, 2024
Observation date: Jun 05, 2024
Submitted by: butterflies4us
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 08, 2024
Observation date: May 30, 2024
Submitted by: Zencoyote
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 07, 2024
Observation date: Jun 05, 2024
Submitted by: Lisahug
Region: Napa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 06, 2024
Observation date: Jun 27, 2023
Submitted by: rajanrao
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 16, 2023
Observation date: Jun 28, 2023
Submitted by: mdulieu
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 02, 2023
Observation date: Jun 28, 2023
Submitted by: mdulieu
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 01, 2023
Observation date: Jun 14, 2023
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 20, 2023
Observation date: Jun 17, 2023
Submitted by: camflies
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 18, 2023
Observation date: Jun 07, 2023
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 13, 2023
Observation date: Jun 02, 2023
Submitted by: Dobber31
Region: Sonoma County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 03, 2023
Observation date: Jun 20, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Monterey County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 19, 2021
Observation date: Jun 08, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: San Benito County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 11, 2021
Observation date: Jun 08, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 21, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: sarabseth
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 06, 2021
Observation date: Jun 28, 2021
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 03, 2021
Observation date: Jun 26, 2021
Submitted by: falco1
Region: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 27, 2021
Observation date: Jun 19, 2021
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
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