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Hesperopsis libya

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Hesperopsis libya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hesperopsis
Species:
H. libya
Binomial name
Hesperopsis libya
(Scudder, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heteropterus libya Scudder, 1878
  • Pholisora libya
  • Ancyloxypha lena Edwards, 1882

Hesperopsis libya, the Mojave sootywing, Mohave sootywing, Great Basin sootywing or Lena sooty wing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from eastern Oregon east to Montana and south to southern California, Arizona, and north-western Mexico including Baja California.[2] Its habitats include alkalai flats, sagebrush desert, desert hills, shale barrens, watercourses, and ravines.[3]

The wingspan is 22–32 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year in North Dakota and Montana. In Colorado, there are two generations with adults on wing from June to August while adult are on wing from March to October in multiple generations in California. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Atriplex canescens and A. confertifolia.[3] They live in nests of leaves tied together with silk.

Subspecies

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  • Hesperopsis libya libya (Arizona)
  • Hesperopsis libya lena (Edwards, 1882)
  • Hesperopsis libya joaquina Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (California)

References

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  1. ^ Hesperopsis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ "Mohave Sootywing Hesperopsis libya (Scudder, 1878) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org.
  3. ^ a b "Hesperopsis libya". explorer.natureserve.org.