Green Skipper
(Hesperia viridis)
Grass Skippers
Appearance: Above, golden-orange with dark, irregular border projecting inward. Male has a few pale spots on the forewing, and a black felt stigma (male Pahaska Skipper has black stigma with yellow interior). Below, hindwing yellow to olive with a prominent postmedian spot band of squarish yellow-cream spots that curves away from the margin. Very similar to Pahaska Skipper and difficult to separate where they both exist.
Wingspan: Small; 1 to 1 1/2 inches.
Habitat: Canyons, draws and gulches; foothills, montane.
Flight Times: May to August; one brood.
Larval Foodplant: Grasses, especially blue grama.
Did You Know…
This species is not known to hilltop.
