Ochlodes sylvanoides

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Ochlodes sylvanoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Ochlodes
Species:
O. sylvanoides
Binomial name
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Boisduval, 1852) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia sylvanoidesBoisduval, 1852
  • Anthomaster sylvanoides
  • Hesperia pratincolaBoisduval, 1852
  • Hesperia franciscaPlötz, 1883

Ochlodes sylvanoides, the woodland skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia south to southern California, east to Montana, Colorado and Arizona. [2]

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Cynodon dactylon , Phalaris , Elymus and Agropyron species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Poanes, Site of Markku Savela". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  2. "Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides (Boisduval, 1852) Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2020-06-24.