McHenry County Conservation District / McHenry County College / SkipperLeast
BUTTERFLY GALLERY - Skippers
Information: MCCD #(815) 338-6223

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SkipperLeast Common Name:
Least Skipper
 
 
Scientific Name: Ancyloxypha numitor

 

Habitat & Flight Period: Wetlands & Grassy Roadsides / June-August

 

Comment: This bright orange skipper is similar to the common European Skipper except for its more slender and longer body as well as the angle of its wings. Its larval food plants are grasses.