The Garita Skipperling, Western Skipperling, or Garita Skipper (Oarisma garita) is a North America

North America

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n butterfly

Butterfly

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 in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
This skipper ranges southeastern Manitoba

Manitoba

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 to British Columbia

British Columbia

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 and south through the American Midwest as far south as Mexico

Mexico

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Description

Coloured orange brown on the upperside. The underside of the forewings are also orange but hindwings are dark grey with orange inner margins and grey white veins.

Wingspan is from 20 to 25 mm.

Behaviour

Flies from mid-June through mid-July
Larvae feed on Sitanion, Blephanoneuron, Stipa

Stipa

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, Poa

Poa

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, and Bouteloua

Bouteloua

Bouteloua is a genus of the grass family, Poaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as Grama. The genus was named for Claudio and Esteban Boutelou, 19th century Spanish botanists.-Selected species:-External links:*...

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