| Pahaska skipper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperia |
| Species: | H. pahaska |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperia pahaska Leussler, 1938 | |
| Subspecies | |
3 subsp., see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hesperia pahaska, the Pahaska skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
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It is found from North America in a narrow belt of states extending from Texas to North Dakota, just reaching Canada in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. [1]
The wingspan is 28–33 mm. The flight period is from June to early July in the northern U.S. [1] Its habitats include desert grassland, chaparral, open woodland and prairie hills. [2]
The larvae feed on blue grama ( Bouteloua gracilis ), fluff grass ( Erioneuron pulchellum ), Poaceae species, and Tridens pulchella . [1] [3]