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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) » Branded Skippers (Hesperia) » Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
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Skipper... but what kind? - Hesperia colorado
Copyright © 2006 Carol Kirwin

Skipper... but what kind? - Hesperia colorado
Elbert County, Colorado, USA
September 5, 2006
Size: Approximately 1"
Feeding on purple coneflower in my garden...6500' elevation in ponderosa pine forest environment.
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Contributed by Carol Kirwin on 27 July, 2007 - 11:37pm
Last updated 23 August, 2007 - 9:39pm

Western Branded-Skipper
Looks good for a Western Branded-Skipper (Hesperia colorado), which is listed in most field guides as a western subspecies of Common Branded-Skipper (H. comma).
… Nick Block, 28 July, 2007 - 12:29am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
My two guides show photos of the Common Branded-Skipper, but the white patterns on this one's wings were not quite the same. Thanks.
… Carol Kirwin, 28 July, 2007 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Variability
Branded skippers can be quite variable, and it's hard for field guides to illustrate the variability fully. Kaufman's guide shows a decent variety for this species.
… Nick Block, 28 July, 2007 - 11:28pm login or register to post comments

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