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Indian Skipper
Hesperia sassacus
Hesperia sassacus, the Indian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
From the article Hesperia sassacus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It is found from northeastern U.S., and in Canada in southwestern New Brunswick and in a broad band from the Eastern Townships of Quebec through to southern Manitoba.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The larvae feed on nodding fescue (Festuca obtusa), poverty grass (Danthonia spicata), and panic grass (Panicum), Bouteloua, Andropogon, Aristida, and Poaceae species.
Wikipedia: “Ecology and behaviour”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Hesperia sassacus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 126162.