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List Of Butterflies Of Oregon
This is a list of butterflies found in the U.S. state of Oregon. Hesperiidae, skippers *''Epargyreus clarus'', silver-spotted skipper *'' Thorybes pylades'', northern cloudywing *''Thorybes diversus'', western cloudywing *'' Thorybes mexicana'', Mexican cloudywing *'' Erynnis icelus'', dreamy duskywing *'' Erynnis propertius'', Propertius duskywing *''Erynnis pacuvius'', Pacuvius duskywing *''Erynnis afranius'', Afranius duskywing *''Erynnis persius'', Persius duskywing *''Pyrgus ruralis'', two-banded checkered-skipper *''Pyrgus communis'', common checkered-skipper *''Heliopetes ericetorum'', northern white-skipper *''Pholisora catullus'', common sootywing *''Hesperopsis libya'', Mohave sootywing *''Carterocephalus palaemon'', arctic skipper *''Oarisma garita'', garita skipperling *'' Hesperia uncas'', Uncas skipper *'' Hesperia juba'', Juba skipper *'' Hesperia colorado'', western branded skipper *''Hesperia columbia'', Columbian skipper *''Hesperia lindseyi'', Lindsey's skipper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperopsis Libya
''Hesperopsis libya'', the Mojave sootywing, Mohave sootywing, Great Basin sootywing or Lena sooty wing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from eastern Oregon east to Montana and south to southern California, Arizona, and north-western Mexico including Baja California. Its habitats include alkalai flats, sagebrush desert, desert hills, shale barrens, watercourses, and ravines. The wingspan is 22–32 mm. The upperside is dark brown with two rows of small white spots on the forewings. The underside of the hindwings is light to dark brown with a pale grey overlay and some white spots. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year in North Dakota and Montana. In Colorado, there are two generations with adults on wing from June to August while adult are on wing from March to October in multiple generations in California. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on the leaves of ''Atriplex canescens ''Atriplex canes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polites Themistocles
''Polites themistocles'', the tawny-edged skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Description This species varies geographically and within populations.Rick Cech and Guy Tudor (2005). ''Butterflies of the East Coast''. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. The upper side of the male's wings is brown or olive brown with the forewing having bright orange along the costa that ends at the stigma. The stigma is thicker than the male crossline skipper's ('' Polites origenes'') and it usually runs more parallel to the costa.Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). ''Butterflies of North America''. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. The upperside of the female's wings is brown with the forewing having a less conspicuous orange costa than the male. Near the end of the forewing cell there are two rectangular pale spots and three pale spots in a row in the subapical area. The underside of the wings vary form light brown to brown to brownish-orange. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polites Mardon
''Polites mardon'', the Mardon skipper, is a butterfly native to the United States northwest coast. Description The Mardon skipper is a small butterfly, less than one inch (25 mm), that belongs to the family Hesperiidae. Its habitat extends from the northwestern coast of Washington, through southern Oregon and northern California. In Washington, the Mardon skipper can be found in the Puget prairies and the South Cascades. Some distinguishing characteristics of this species are a hairy orange body with dark orange accents on the upper surface and a light orange lower surface with white-yellowish rectangular spots. Males are known to be darker than females and smaller. Other species with very similar attributes include the Sonora skipper (''Polites sonora'') and the woodland skipper (''Ochlodes sylvanoides''). This butterfly species, native to the northwest, is most commonly found on prairies populated by native grasses such as Roemer's fescue (''Festuca roemeri'') and red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polites Sabuleti
''Polites sabuleti'', the sandhill skipper or saltgrass skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from southern British Columbia and eastern Washington, south through California and northern Arizona to Baja California and east to south-eastern Wyoming, central Colorado, and north-eastern New Mexico. It is an introduced species in Hawaii. The wingspan is 22–32 mm. There is one generation with adults on wing from June to August at high elevations. There are several generations from March to October in the southern part of its range and at low elevations. The larvae feed on various grasses, including ''Cynodon dactylon'', ''Poa pratensis'', ''Distichlis spicata'' var. ''stricta'', '' Eragrostis trichodes'', ''Agrostis scabra'', ''Festuca idahoensis'', and ''Festuca brachyphylla ''Festuca brachyphylla'', commonly known as alpine fescue or short-leaved fescue, is a grass native to Eurasia, North America, and the Arctic. The grass is used for erosion con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polites Peckius
''Polites peckius'', the Peck's skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This skipper ranges across Canada from British Columbia, as far north as Cartwright, Labrador; Moar Lake, Ontario; Leaf Rapids, Manitoba; and the Hay River (Canada), Hay River area in Alberta. In the US, it ranges in most of the northern and central states, except on the west coast. Description Both sexes have dark brown and yellowish-orange markings as adults. Ventrally, both sexes have a large straw-coloured patch in the middle of the hindwing. This patch helps distinguish it from other ''Polites''. Males are lighter than females, and they have a stigma (round or oval mark) on the forewing. Like other skippers, the ends of the antennae have tiny hooks. The wingspan ranges from 19 to 27 mm. Behavior and life cycle Peck's skipper flies from May to October, and produces two or three generations each year. Adults consume nectar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalopedes Campestris
''Atalopedes campestris'' (called sachem in the United States and Canada) is a small grass skipper butterfly. It has a wingspan of . Male is orange, edged with brown, and has a large brown-black stigma. Female is darker with lighter markings in the center of the wing. Description The sachem's wingspan is . The sexes are dissimilar but both have elongated wings. The uppersides of the male forewing are orange bordered with brown and have a large four sided black stigma. The color of the uppersides of the female wings are dark brown with golden spots in the center but are highly variable, light to very dark. The uppersides of the female forewing have a black median spot and several semi-transparent spots. Females can always be identified by the square white transparent spot at the end of the forewing cell. Underside of wings on both sexes are variable but the female hindwing is brown with light colored four-sided spots. The sachem is often mistaken for other skipper butterflies i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperia Nevada
''Hesperia'', the branded skippers, is a Holarctic genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family. Most species are endemic to North America, ''Hesperia comma'' is widespread throughout the region. ''H. florinda'' is endemic to temperate eastern Asia. ''H. nabokovi'' is endemic to Hispaniola. Presumably, Johan Christian Fabricius named the genus for Hesperia, one of the Hesperides. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Hesperia'': * '' Hesperia assiniboia'' (Lyman, 1892) – Plains skipper * '' Hesperia attalus'' (W. H. Edwards, 1871) – dotted skipper – south United States * '' Hesperia caucasica'' Riabov, 1926 Caucasus * '' Hesperia colorado'' (Scudder, 1874) – western branded skipper * ''Hesperia columbia'' (Scudder, 1872) – Columbian skipper – California to Southwest Oregon * ''Hesperia comma'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – silver-spotted skipper or common branded skipper * ''Hesperia dacotae'' (Skinner, 1911) – Dakota skipper * '' Hesperia fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperia Lindseyi
''Hesperia lindseyi'', known generally as Lindsey's skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ... family Hesperiidae. Other common names include the Lindsey's branded skipper and lost-egg skipper. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Hesperia lindseyi'' is 4032. Subspecies These five subspecies belong to the species ''Hesperia lindseyi'': * ''Hesperia lindseyi eldorado'' J. Emmel, T. Emmel & Mattoon in T. Emmel, 1998 * ''Hesperia lindseyi lindseyi'' (W. Holland, 1930) * ''Hesperia lindseyi macneilli'' J. Emmel, T. Emmel & Mattoon in T. Emmel, 1998 * ''Hesperia lindseyi mccorklei'' P. Severns & D. Severns, 2005 * ''Hesperia lindseyi septentrionalis'' J. Emmel, T. Emmel & Mattoon in T. Emmel, 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperia Columbia
''Hesperia columbia'', the Columbian skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ... family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Hesperia columbia'' is 4026. References Further reading * Hesperiinae Articles created by Qbugbot {{hesperiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperia Colorado
''Hesperia colorado'', the western branded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from in Eurasia and north-western Africa, coast to coast in North America in boreal and subalpine areas south as far as Colorado, hence the Latin name.Common Branded Skipper Butterflies of Canada The is 22–30 mm. The flight period is from late June to mid-August in western North America and from late July to early September in eastern North America. The larvae feed on species of '''', '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperia Juba
''Hesperia juba'', the Juba skipper, Yuba skipper, or jagged-border skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia, south to southern California, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and north-western New Mexico. The wingspan is 32–42 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to June and again from August to September. The larvae feed on ''Deschampsia elongata'', '' Stipa'', ''Bromus rubens ''Bromus madritensis'' is a species of brome grass known by the common name compact brome. The specific epithet ''madritensis'' refers to Madrid, Spain. It has a diploid number of 28. There are two subspecies: *''Bromus madritensis'' subsp. ''m ...'', and '' Poa pratensis''. Adults feed on flower nectar from various flowers, including rabbitbrush. External linksJuba Skipper Butterflies and Moths of North America Hesperia (butterfly) Butterflies described in 1872 Butterflies of North America Taxa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
