Garita Skipperling
Oarisma garita (Reakirt, 1866)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside ranges from orange to black. Underside of forewing is orange; hindwing is light brown with orange on the inner edge.
Wing Span: 3/4 - 1 3/16 inches (1.9 - 3 cm).
Life History: Adults are weak fliers. To find receptive females, males patrol all day in grassy areas. Females lay eggs singly on grass stems or blades. Fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood from June-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including bluegrass (Poa pratensis) and blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Short-grass prairie knolls, swales, limestone openings, open woodland, mountain meadows.
Range: High plains from central Alberta east to southern Manitoba, south through the Rocky Mountain region to northern Mexico. Strays east to central Ontario.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 18, 2020
Observation date: Aug 10, 2016
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Region: Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 16, 2012
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Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 15, 2010
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Region: Union County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 18, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2010
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 18, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2009
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2008
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 28, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 18, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 08, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 17, 2020
Observation date: Jun 24, 2012
Submitted by: Jonathan Batkin
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 19, 2020
Observation date: Aug 10, 2019
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Jun 15, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Munson
Region: Spokane County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 25, 2004
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 26, 2019
Observation date: Jul 02, 2018
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 07, 2019
Observation date: Aug 03, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 29, 2018
Observation date: Aug 06, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 29, 2018
Observation date: May 30, 2016
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Stevens County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 19, 2017
Observation date: Jul 11, 2017
Submitted by: taogirl
Region: Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Aug 12, 2017
Observation date: Jun 02, 2017
Submitted by: Sue Orlowski
Region: Spokane County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 05, 2017
Observation date: Jul 09, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jan 18, 2016
Observation date: Jun 25, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 11, 2015
Observation date: Jun 13, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Park County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 08, 2015
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