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