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The Crossline Skipper is a butterfly
in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the eastern United States, excepting Florida, and southern Ontario and Quebec.
The wingspan
is 23–30 mm.
There is one generation in Canada from late June into mid-August, with two in the U.S.
The larvae feed on grasses, including Redtop Grass (Tridens flavus) and Little Bluestem (Andropogon scoparius). Adults feed on flower nectar.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the eastern United States, excepting Florida, and southern Ontario and Quebec.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 23–30 mm.
There is one generation in Canada from late June into mid-August, with two in the U.S.
The larvae feed on grasses, including Redtop Grass (Tridens flavus) and Little Bluestem (Andropogon scoparius). Adults feed on flower nectar.
External links
- Crossline Skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America