Polites sonora
Appearance
Sonoran skipper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Polites |
Species: | P. sonora
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Binomial name | |
Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872)
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Synonyms | |
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Polites sonora, the Sonoran skipper or western long dash,[1] is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the Pacific coast of the U.S., reaching Canada only in the extreme southern interior of British Columbia.[2]
There is one generation in Canada from mid-July to mid-August in British Columbia.[2]
The larvae feed on grasses, possibly Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis).[1][2] Adults feed on nectar from flowers including white-flowered thistles.[3]
Subspecies
- P. s. sonora
- P. s. siris (Edwards, 1881) – Dog Star skipper
- P. s. utahensis (Skinner, 1911)
- P. s. flaviventris Austin, 1998
References
- ^ a b Polites, funet.fi
- ^ a b c d Sonoran Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ "Polites sonora". explorer.natureserve.org.
External links
- Sonoran Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America