Ochlodes yuma

Ochlodes yuma
Male specie of Ochlodes yuma
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Ochlodes
Species:	O. yuma
Binomial name
Ochlodes yuma (W. H. Edwards, 1873)

Ochlodes yuma, the Yuma skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae that lives in wetlands of western North America. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Its only known host is common reed (Phragmites australis). ^[5]

The MONA or Hodges number for Ochlodes yuma is 4057. ^[6]

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Ochlodes yuma:

• Ochlodes yuma anasazi S. Cary & Stanford, 1995
• Ochlodes yuma lutea Austin in T. Emmel, 1998
• Ochlodes yuma sacramentorum Austin in T. Emmel, 1998
• Ochlodes yuma scudderi (Skinner, 1899)
• Ochlodes yuma yuma (W. H. Edwards, 1873)

References

1. "Ochlodes yuma". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
2. "Ochlodes yuma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Ochlodes yuma species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas. "Yuma Skipper Ochlodes yuma (W.H. Edwards, 1873) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
5. Shapiro, Art. "Ochlodes yuma | Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site". Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
6. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Ochlodes yuma" . Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287 .