Nevada Skipper
Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Antennae Upperside is reddish orange with diffuse dark borders and some large pale spots. Male forewing has black felt inside the stigma. Underside of the hindwing of both sexes is golden-green to gray-green with an irregular band of white spots; the basal spot may be offset inward.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 7/16 inches (2.9 - 3.7 cm).
Life History: To await receptive females, males perch on tops of hills or on logs or rocks in flat meadows. Females lay eggs singly on or near the host plant. Caterpillars live in silken tubes at the base of grass clumps and feed on grass leaves nearby. They overwinter in partially-buried shelters.
Flight: One brood from late May to early August, the timing depending on elevation and latitude.
Caterpillar Hosts: Western needlegrass (Stipa occidentalis) and perhaps squirrel-tail grass (Sitanion hystrix).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Sagebrush, grasslands, aspen parks, mountain summits; from 7000 - 12,000 feet in elevation.
Range: Southern British Columbia east across the prairie provinces to southern Manitoba; south in the western mountains to California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jun 22, 1960
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom & John Emmel)
Region: Placer County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
Observation date: Jul 10, 1960
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom & John Emmel)
Region: Placer County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
Observation date: Jun 12, 1962
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Garth & Tilden)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
Observation date: Jun 26, 1961
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Garth & Tilden)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
Observation date: Jun 26, 1961
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Garth & Tilden)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
Observation date: Aug 30, 1967
Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 14, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bruce & Bret Boyd)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bruce & Bret Boyd)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 23, 1986
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Aug 03, 1961
Submitted by: ray.stanford@st... (Ray Stanford)
Region: Madera County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 27, 1999
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jul 04, 1959
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R Stanford & P Opler)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (P Opler & R Stanford)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jul 07, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 24, 1930
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Lloyd M. Martin)
Region: Fresno County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lloyd Martin)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jul 10, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bruce & Bret Boyd)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bruce & Bret Boyd)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jul 03, 1959
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R Stanford & P. Opler)
Region: Tuolumne County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R Stanford & P Opler)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jul 11, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jul 07, 1987
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jul 07, 1979
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jul 07, 1930
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Lloyd M. Martin)
Region: Fresno County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lloyd Martin)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 12, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bruce & Bret Boyd)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bruce & Bret Boyd)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Aug 29, 1967
Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Region: Tuolumne County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 20, 2006
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 14, 2008
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Broadwater County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Steve Kohler')
Verified date: Mar 13, 2009
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Grant County, Washington, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (An Atlas of Washington Butterflies by John Hinchliff)
Verified date: Aug 14, 2008
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