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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Ochlodes |
| Species: | O. sylvanoides
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| Ochlodes sylvanoides | |
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Ochlodes sylvanoides, the woodland skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia south to southern California, east to Montana, Colorado and Arizona. [2]
The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The upperside is orange with toothed brown borders. The forewing of the males has a black stigma, while females have or a black diagonal band. There is a large reddish patch on the hindwings. The underside is variable in colour, ranging from yellow to reddish to brown. The hindwing varies from unmarked to having a distinct band of cream to yellow spots. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Cynodon dactylon, Phalaris, Elymus and Agropyron species.
Subspecies
- Ochlodes sylvanoides sylvanoides (California, Mexico)
- Ochlodes sylvanoides pratincola (Boisduval, 1852)
- Ochlodes sylvanoides napa (Edwards, 1865)
- Ochlodes sylvanoides bonnevilla Scott, 1981 (Nevada) – Bonneville skipper
- Ochlodes sylvanoides orecoasta Scott, 1981 (Oregon) – Oregon coast skipper
- Ochlodes sylvanoides santacruza Scott, 1981 (northern California)
- Ochlodes sylvanoides omnigena Austin, 1998 (Nevada, Great Basin)
- Ochlodes sylvanoides catalina Emmel & Emmel, 1998
References
- ^ "Poanes, Site of Markku Savela". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides (Boisduval, 1852) Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2020-06-24.