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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] |
