Hesperia colorado
Hesperia colorado, the western branded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
It is found from in Eurasia and north-western Africa, coast to coast in North America in boreal and subalpine areas south as far as Colorado, hence the Latin name.
The wingspan is 22–30 mm. The flight period is from late June to mid-August in western North America and from late July to early September in eastern North America.
The larvae feed on Muhlenbergia, Stipa, Andropogon, and Lolium.Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
- H. c. colorado
- H. c. harpalus - Idaho branded skipper
- H. c. leussleri Lindsey, 1940
- H. c. mattoonorum McGuire, 1998
- H. c. oregonia - Oregon branded skipper
- H. c. tildeni Freeman, 1956
