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Silver-spotted skipper

Hesperia comma

Order Lepidoptera. Family Hesperiidae.

Silver-spotted skipper — Photographs 1
Silver-spotted skipper.
Photo: Svdmolen / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

Hesperia comma, the silver-spotted skipper or common branded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

Traits

Wingspan
25–32 mm
Flight period
July–September
Host plants
grasses
Generations per year
1

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Photographs

Silver-spotted skipper — Photographs 2
Silver-spotted skipper. Zoological illustration.
Dr. F. Nemos / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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