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Subfamily Hesperiinae - Grass Skippers

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)
Food
Larval foodplants of most Hesperiinae are grasses and sedges.
Life Cycle
Larvae typically live in nests feeding mostly at night.
Print References
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Works Cited
1.A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides)
By Paul A. Opler, Vichai Malikul, Roger Tory Peterson
Contributed by Joel Kits on 13 March, 2005 - 1:47pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 1 October, 2005 - 10:11am

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