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| Least Skipper |
Latin
Name: Ancyloxypha numitor |
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Genus: Ancyloxypha Species: numitor |
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Comments: |
| The Least Skipper has a low, weak flight and flutters slowly through the vegetation, occasionally pausing to nectar or perch. They regularly visit flowers but prefer low plants with small blossoms. It is not a regular garden visitor. |
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Life
Cycle: |
Broods: |
multiple generations |
Egg: |
yellow, laid singly on or near host leaves |
Larva: |
long and slender, light yellow-green with thin dark dorsal stripe and reddish brown head; head has numerous cream stripes |
Host Plants: |
various grasses |
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Host
Plants: |
Host
Plants: |
various grasses |
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Habitat: |
Habitat: |
moist, grassy areas including roadside ditches, utility easements, wet meadows, pond edges and old fields |
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Wingspan: |
Inches: |
.7 - 1 |
Centimeters: |
1.8 - 2.5 |
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Appearance: |
Sexes: |
similar |
Compare: |
The Southern Skipperling is smaller and has distinct light ray on the hindwing below. |
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| Markings: |
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Above:
- forewing orange-brown with dark border; hindwing orange with dark border
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Below:
- forewing black with orange border; hindwing orange-gold
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Abundance: |
occasional to common |
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Map Legend: Resident (green) | Stray
(Red) |
