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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) » Hesperiini » Apaustina » Ancyloxypha » Least Skipper - Hodges#4004 (Ancyloxypha numitor)

Species Ancyloxypha numitor - Least Skipper - Hodges#4004

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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
Subtribe Apaustina
Genus Ancyloxypha
Species numitor (Least Skipper - Hodges#4004)
Hodges Number
4004
Other Common Names
Least Skipperling
Explanation of Names
Ancyloxypha numitor (Fabricius, 1793)
Size
Wingspan: 22-29mm (USGS Internet Page)
Range
e NA to MT - Map (MPG)(1)
Habitat
Wet areas such as marshes or slow streams. (1)
Food
Caterpillars: various grasses ((1) and USGS site). Adults: flower nectar from low plants (USGS site).
Print References
Eastern Butterflies (1)
Internet References
Butterflies of America - BOA
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies and Moth of NA - BAMONA
Works Cited
1.A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides)
Paul A. Opler, Vichai Malikul, Roger Tory Peterson. 1992. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Mike Boone on 5 August, 2004 - 9:02pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 2 July, 2017 - 7:08am

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