Maryland Biodiversity Project - Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)

Leonard's Skipper Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862

Synonyms: Hodges #4023.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Hesperiidae > Genus Hesperia Leonard's Skipper - Hesperia leonardus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/604

Host plants include Little Bluestem, Switchgrass, Poverty Oatgrass, and various grasses in the genus Agrostis (Cech and Tudor, 2005).

There are 48 records in the project database.

A Leonard's Skipper on Blazing-Star sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/14/2008). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Leonard's Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/14/2013). Photo by Annette Allor. (MBP list)

A Leonard's Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Leonard's Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) aaron graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by aaron_graham via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Leonard's Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jrcagle via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Leonard's Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jrcagle via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Leonard's Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Leonard's Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2017). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Leonard's Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/24/2017). Photo by Kathy Barylski. (MBP list)

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