Species: Hesperia nevada
Nevada Skipper
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hesperiidae
Genus
Hesperia
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
hespérie du Névada
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Hesperiidae - Hesperia
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A small (about 3 cm wingspan) tan butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2006-06-29
Global Status Last Changed
1998-09-30
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Northern Great Plains from SW Manitoba to BC and south through the Rockies and Great Basin to New Mexico and California.