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Species Hesperia dacotae - Dakota Skipper - Hodges#4031

Dakota Skipper - Hesperia dacotae - male

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)

Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)

Tribe Hesperiini

Genus Hesperia (Branded Skippers)

Species dacotae (Dakota Skipper - Hodges#4031)

Hodges Number

4031

Range

It was widely distributed, but with the loss of tall grass prairie is now limited to Minessota, N. and S. Dakota.

Habitat

Tall grass prairie

Remarks

As of October 24th 2014 this species is now listed as threatened

Internet References

Fish and Wildlife Service

Xerces Society

Wikipedia

Contributed by Joel Kits on 15 March, 2005 - 11:55am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Beatriz Moisset, ghanley1
Last updated 2 July, 2017 - 7:33am

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