A Cobweb Skipper nectaring on Woolly Ragwort in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/25/2010).
A Cobweb Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/2013).
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2022).
A Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/28/2018).
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Cobweb Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Cobweb Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Cobweb Skipper in Carroll Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
Cobweb Skipper in Carroll Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) aaron graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Cobweb Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Map Snapshot
82 Records
Relationships
Host plants include Little Bluestem and Big Bluestem (Cech and Tudor, 2005).
Seasonality Snapshot
Use of media featured on Maryland Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the photographer.
A Cobweb Skipper nectaring on Woolly Ragwort in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/25/2010).
View Record Details
Media by
Jim Brighton.
A Cobweb Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/2013).
View Record Details
Media by
Scott Housten.
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2022).
View Record Details
Media by
Jonathan Irons.
A Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/28/2018).
View Record Details
Media by
Frode Jacobsen.
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Bill Hubick.
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Bill Hubick.
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist.
Cobweb Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
jrcagle via iNaturalist.
Cobweb Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
jrcagle via iNaturalist.
Cobweb Skipper in Carroll Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Timothy Reichard.
Cobweb Skipper in Carroll Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
jrcagle via iNaturalist.
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
Josh Emm.
Cobweb Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) aaron graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
aaron_graham via iNaturalist.
Cobweb Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
Tom Feild.
Source: Wikipedia
| Hesperia metea | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperia |
| Species: | H. metea
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Hesperia metea, the cobweb skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It has a scattered distribution in the United States from southern Maine west to Wisconsin, south to central Georgia, the Gulf States and central Texas.
The wingspan is 29–35 mm. There is one generation with adults on wing from late March to early June.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Schizachyrium scoparium and Andropogon gerardi. Adults feed on flower nectar from various low-growing plants, including Labrador tea, wild strawberry, blackberry, bird's-foot violet, winter cress, red clover, lilac, vervain, Carolina larkspur and wild hyacinth.
Subspecies
[edit]- Hesperia metea metea (Scudder, 1864)
- Hesperia metea intermedia (Gatrelle) - southern cobweb skipper
- Hesperia metea licinus (Edwards, 1871) - Licinus cobweb skipper
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Hesperia metea Cobweb Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
External links
[edit]