''Hesperia pahaska'', the Pahaska skipper, is a

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of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from North America in a narrow belt of states extending from

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, just reaching Canada in southern

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and

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.Pahaska Skipper
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is 28–33 mm. The flight period is from June to early July in the northern U.S. Its habitats include desert grassland, chaparral, open woodland and prairie hills. The larvae feed on blue grama ('' Bouteloua gracilis''), fluff grass ('' Erioneuron pulchellum''), Poaceae species, and '' Tridens pulchella''.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.''Hesperia''
funet.fi *''H. p. martini'' MacNeill, 1964 *''H. p. pahaska'' *''H. p. williamsi'' Lindsey, 1940

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Pahaska Skipper
Butterflies and Moths of North America {{Taxonbar, from=Q5745861 Hesperia (butterfly) Butterflies described in 1938