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| Subfamily Pyrginae — Spread-winged Skippers | ||||
| Epargyreus clarus californicus - 'California' Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus californicus - 'California' Silver-spotted Skipper |
Dorsal Ventral |
Aegolius Creek, Big Bear Cactus Springs Trail, Santa Rosa Wilderness |
06.26.06 05.14.06 |
Pea family inc. Lotus spp. |
| Thorybes phylades indistinctus - Northern Cloudywing Thorybes phylades indistinctus - Northern Cloudywing |
Dorsal Ventral |
Alder Creek, Sherman Pass, Tulare Co. Forsee Creek Trail, off Jenks Lk Rd, so. of Big Bear |
07.20.08 06.04.06 |
False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa), other legumes |
| Systasea zampa - Arizona Powdered Skipper Systasea zampa - Arizona Powdered Skipper |
Dorsal Ventral |
Hellhole Cyn., Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ |
02.14.06 09.25.07 |
Rock Hibiscus (Hibiscus denudatus), Palmer Abutilon (Abutilon palmeri), Yellow Feltplant (Horsfordia newberryi) |
| Erynnis brizo lacustra - 'Wright's' Sleepy Duskywing | Oaks | |||
| Erynnis propertius - Propertius Duskywing Erynnis propertius - Propertius Duskywing Erynnis propertius - Propertius Duskywing Erynnis propertius - Propertius Duskywing |
Female dorsal Same rej. male Ventral Male dorsal |
West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns Barrett Stoddard Truck Trail, San Gabriel Mtns |
05.06.06 05.06.06 04.13.06 04.29.07 |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
| Erynnis tristis tristis - Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis tristis - Mournful Duskywing |
Male dorsal Female dorsal |
San Gabriel Cyn, Angeles NF Garden, Long Beach |
08.13.05 09.23.05 |
Oaks inc. Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
| Erynnis pacuvius callidus - 'Artful' Pacuvius Duskywing Erynnis pacuvius callidus - 'Artful' Pacuvius Duskywing Erynnis pacuvius callidus - 'Artful' Pacuvius Duskywing |
Female dorsal Female ventral Male dorsal |
Aegolius Creek, Big Bear Aegolius Creek, Big Bear Kwaaymii Point, Laguna Mtns, SD Co. |
05.27.06 05.27.06 08.25.07 |
Various Ceanothus spp. |
| Erynnis funeralis - Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis - Funereal Duskywing |
Female dorsal Male dorsal |
Bear Cyn trail, off Hwy 74, Cleveland Natl Forest Garden, Long Beach |
04.12.06 07.04.06 |
Deerweed (Lotus scoparius), Desert Ironwood (Olneya tesota), others |
| Erynnis afranius - Afranius Duskywing Erynnis afranius - Afranius Duskywing |
Female dorsal Male dorsal |
Art Smith Trail, Palm Desert Lake Cuyamaca, San Diego Co. |
04.03.06 08.25.07 |
Nevada Lotus (Lotus nevadensis), Spanish Clover (Lotus purshianus) |
| Pyrgus ruralis lagunae - Laguna Mountain Skipper | Cleveland's Horkelia (Horkelia clevelandii) | |||
| Pyrgus scriptura apertorum - Small Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus scriptura apertorum - Small Checkered-Skipper |
Dorsal Dorsal |
Cactus Springs Trail, Santa Rosa Wilderness Cottonwood Spring, Joshua Tree NP |
05.14.06 03.18.08 |
Apricot Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) |
| Pyrgus albescens - White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens - White Checkered-Skipper |
Male dorsal Ventral |
Malibu Creek St Pk Satwiwa Cultural Ctr, SM Mtns |
09.15.05 10.31.05 |
Mallows |
| Heliopyrgus domicella - Erichson's White-Skipper | Dorsal | Bryce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ | Indian Mallow and Herissantia | |
| Heliopetes ericetorum - Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum - Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum - Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum - Northern White-Skipper |
Male dorsal Male dorsal Female dorsal Ventral |
San Gabriel Cyn, Angeles NF Icehouse Cyn, nr Mt Baldy, San Gabriel Mtns Cougar Crest Trail, Big Bear Big Rock Creek Road, northern San Gabriel Mtns |
08.13.05 05.31.08 05.26.06 05.13.07 |
Mallows |
| Pholisora catullus - Common Sootywing | Dorsal | Alder Creek, Sherman Pass, Tulare Co. | 07.20.08 | Various Pigweeds and Amaranths |
| Hesperopsis libya libya - Mojave Sootywing | Female dorsal | Yaqui Well, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk | 10.11.05 | Saltbush, esp. Atriplex canescens |
| Hesperopsis alpheus oricus - 'Alpheus' Saltbush Sootywing | Saltbush (Atriplex canescens) | |||
| Subfamily Hesperiinae — Grass Skippers | ||||
| Copaeodes aurantiaca - Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca - Orange Skipperling |
Ventral Dorsal |
Malibu Creek St Pk Bertha Peak, Big Bear |
07.26.05 07.11.06 |
Grasses |
| Hylephila phyleus phyleus - Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus phyleus - Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus phyleus - Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus phyleus - Fiery Skipper |
Male ventral Male dorsal Female ventral Female dorsal |
Garden, Long Beach Garden, Long Beach Upper Newport Bay, Orange Co. Garden, Long Beach |
06.24.05 10.25.05 08.30.07 10.25.05 |
Grasses inc. Bermuda |
| Pseudocopaeodes eunus - Alkali Skipper | Desert Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata var stricta) | |||
| Hesperia juba - Juba Skipper Hesperia juba - Juba Skipper Hesperia juba - Juba Skipper |
Ventral Male dorsal Female dorsal |
Near Kwaaymii Point, Anza-Borrego Desert State Pk | 10.06.07 | Grasses |
| Hesperia colorado tildeni - Tilden's Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado tildeni - Tilden's Branded Skipper |
Ventral Dorsal |
McGill Trail, Mt Pinos, Los Padres NF | 08.07.07 | Grasses, esp. Malpais Blue Grass |
| Hesperia colorado leussleri - Leussler's Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado leussleri - Leussler's Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado leussleri - Leussler's Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado leussleri - Leussler's Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado leussleri - Leussler's Branded Skipper |
Ventral Male dorsal Female dorsal Ventral Thistle party |
Pacific Crest Trail E of Van Dusen Cyn Rd, Big Bear Icehouse Canyon, San Gabriel Mtns Icehouse Canyon, San Gabriel Mtns Icehouse Canyon, San Gabriel Mtns Pacific Crest Trail W of Polique Cyn Rd, Big Bear |
05.26.06 06.19.07 06.19.07 06.19.07 07.02.06 |
Grasses |
| Hesperia columbia - Columbian Skipper | June Grass and Oat Grass | |||
| Hesperia lindseyi - Lindsey's Skipper | Blue Bunch Grass and Oat Grass | |||
| Polites sonora - Sonora Skipper | Male dorsal | Siberia Creek Trail, Big Bear, SBern. Co. | 06.27.06 | Grasses |
| Polites sabuleti sabuleti - Sandhill Skipper | See page | Famosa Slough, SD Co. | 08.06.08 | Grasses, inc. Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) |
| Polites sabuleti chusca - Chusca Skipper | ||||
| Atalopedes campestris campestris - Sachem or Field Skipper | Ventral | Palomar Mountain St Pk, San Diego Co. | 07.24.07 | Grasses |
| Ochlodes sylvanoides - Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides - Woodland Skipper |
Ventral Dorsal |
Bear Canyon, Cleveland NF off Hwy 74 San Gabriel Cyn, Angeles NF |
08.10.05 08.13.05 |
Grasses, esp. rye |
| Ochlodes agricola - Rural Skipper Ochlodes agricola - Rural Skipper Ochlodes agricola - Rural Skipper Ochlodes agricola - Rural Skipper Ochlodes agricola - Rural Skipper |
Male dorsal Male ventral Female dorsal Female ventral Both sexes dorsal |
Malibu Creek St Pk Moro Cyn, Crystal Cove State Pk, Orange Co. Moro Cyn, Crystal Cove State Pk, Orange Co. Ice House Canyon, San Gabriels Moro Cyn, Crystal Cove State Pk, Orange Co. |
05.23.06 06.10.07 06.10.07 06.22.07 06.10.07 |
Grasses |
| Poanes melane - Umber Skipper Poanes melane - Umber Skipper Poanes melane - Umber Skipper |
Ventral Dorsal Ventral |
El Dorado Pk Nature Ctr El Dorado Pk Nature Ctr Garden, Long Beach |
10.20.05 10.20.05 04.17.06 |
Grasses |
| Euphyes vestris harbisoni - Dun Skipper | Sedges and grasses | |||
| Lerodea eufala - Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala - Eufala Skipper |
Ventral Dorsal |
Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ |
09.25.07 09.25.07 |
Grasses |
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Panoquina errans - Wandering Skipper Panoquina errans - Wandering Skipper Panoquina errans - Wandering Skipper Panoquina errans - Wandering Skipper |
Dorsal Ventral Ventral Ventral |
San Onofre State Beach, SD Co. San Onofre State Beach, SD Co. San Onofre State Beach, SD Co. Upper Newport Bay Ecological Preserve |
07.14.08 07.14.08 07.14.08 04.10.07 |
Usually Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) |
| Subfamily Megathyminae — Giant Skippers | ||||
| Agathymus stephensi - California Giant Skipper | Ventral | Plum Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk | 10.03.05 | Desert Agave (Agave deserti) |
| Megathymus yuccae martini - 'Martin's' Yucca Giant Skipper | Yuccas - schidigera and brevifolia | |||
| Megathymus yuccae harbisoni - 'Harbison's' Yucca Giant Skipper | Yucca schidigera | |||
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