Green Skipper
Hesperia viridis (W.H. Edwards, 1883)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is bright golden-orange; male has a few pale spots on the forewing, female has more. Male stigma on forewing has black felt. Hindwing is bright green-orange to yellow-orange with distinct white spots. Spot band curves away from the margin.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: To wait for receptive females, males perch in gulches during the day. Females lay eggs singly on or near the host plants. Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in nests of tied-together leaves.
Flight: Two broods from April-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), fluff grass (Erioneuron pulchellum), and buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Mesquite grassland, chaparral, prairie, canyons, ravines, roadsides, dunes.
Range: Eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska south through the foothills and high plains of Colorado, western Kansas, eastern Arizona, New Mexico, western Oklahoma, and west Texas to 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: Aug 23, 2024
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2023
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2023
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2023
Submitted by: tjay13
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2023
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2023
Submitted by: tjay13
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jun 22, 2023
Submitted by: MJKrotzer
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jun 16, 2023
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jun 22, 2023
Observation date: Apr 01, 2017
Submitted by: Redheart Canyonlands
Region: Bandera County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 09, 2022
Observation date: May 10, 2021
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: Bandera County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 09, 2022
Observation date: May 12, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Texas, Kimble County, United States
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Verified date: Oct 08, 2022
Observation date: May 24, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Crosby County, Texas, United States
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Observation date: Sep 09, 2022
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Aug 29, 2022
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2022
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 15, 2022
Observation date: Aug 12, 2022
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jun 19, 2022
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jun 02, 2022
Submitted by: Joshua C
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Sep 21, 2021
Submitted by: SShane
Region: Scott County, Kansas, United States
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Observation date: Aug 15, 2021
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 12, 2022
Observation date: Aug 28, 2021
Submitted by: Joshua C
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Dec 05, 2021
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