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: May 27, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: May 13, 2020
Submitted by: Rob Wu
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Aug 05, 2021
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Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2021
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 22, 2021
Observation date: May 28, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jun 14, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2020
Submitted by: WYbutterflyer1
Region: Banner County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 01, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2020
Submitted by: WYbutterflyer1
Region: Laramie County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 23, 2021
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Sep 12, 2020
Observation date: Jul 28, 2020
Submitted by: Jerry Friedman
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 15, 2020
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 09, 2020
Observation date: May 29, 2020
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
Observation date: Jul 27, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 24, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Mora County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 15, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 02, 2020
Observation date: Jun 29, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 02, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 02, 2020
Observation date: May 27, 2011
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 29, 2020
Observation date: Jul 18, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Feb 29, 2020
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