Summary - ssp. idaho ³

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Summary - SPECIES Hesperia colorado ³

Color: Extremely variable; many geographical forms with differing appearances. Adults (especially males) have relatively pointed forewing tips and more warm orange on the upperside. Band on hindwing underside may be complete, made of small or large spots, faint, or absent.
Wingspan: 7/8 - 1 3/8 inches (2.2- 3.8 cm)
Host plants: Various grasses including fescue (Festuca), brome (Bromus), bluegrass (Poa), needlegrass (Stipa), and beardgrass (Andropogon); sedges.
Adult food: Nectar from many flowers including asters, goldenrods, and blazing star.
Overwintering stage: eggs
Mate-Location system: perching
Flight: One brood from mid-July (as early as May in California) to late September.

https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Hesperia-colorado

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1. (c) Paul G. Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Paul G. Johnson
2. (c) Todd Stout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Todd Stout
3. (c) mgillet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1685245

More Info

• iNat taxon page
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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• Pacific Northwest Moths

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