Woodland or Western Skipper - Hesperiidae Hesperiinae Ochlodes sylvanoides napa - Specimen
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ADULTS   EMERGING MALE      LARVAE     PUPAE

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Male - Dorsal
Female coll. by Jacque Wolfe  8 September 2011, City Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah
at 5000 feet on host plant
Poaceae Phalaris arundinacea. Reared by Nicky Davis on same.
male dorsal



Male - Ventral
Female coll. by Jacque Wolfe  8 September 2011, City Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah
at 5000 feet on host plant
Poaceae Phalaris arundinacea. Reared by Nicky Davis on same.
Male Ventral



Photo 2 - Specimen Photos ©Todd Stout - No data available

Woodland Skipper specimen



PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
LOCATION: Jacque Wolfe located a female in City Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, 8 September 2011
ELEVATION: 5500 feet

PHOTOS:  1. 
Specimen photos ©Nicky Davis
2. Specimen photos ©Todd Stout - Data not available


Oviposited on Reed Canary Grass - Poaceae Phalaris arundinacea , 8th thru 10th of September 2011
Reared on same

I reared seven of these and they were all males.

LIFE HISTORY:
Ovum:  about nine days
Larva:  
First instar took 8 days to start feeding - fed about 34 days  -  After 34 days they walked off the plant and stopped feeding but didn't pupate for  7 or 8 days
Pupa:  about 17 days
Adult:  Unknown
Broods:Unknown
Hibernation:  Overwinters as  larva

Host Plants: Grasses - For photos of host plant used to rear these, click on

Reed Canary Grass- Phalaris arundinacea

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