Sonoran Skipper
(Limochores sonora – formerly Polites sonora)
Grass Skippers
Appearance: Above, reddish-orange with wide light brown borders; male has pronounced black stigma. Below, hindwing is yellow-orange or grayish-orange with a pale yellow median spot band that encloses an elongated basal spot.
Wingspan: Small; 1 to 1 1/4 inches.
Habitat: Streamsides, high plains, moist meadows; plains, foothills, montane, subalpine.
Flight Times: June to August; one brood.
Larval Foodplant: Grasses.
Did You Know…
Closely related to Long Dash (Polites mystic), but where their ranges overlap they fly at different times.
