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The Leonard's Skipper〔(Leonard's Skipper ), Butterflies of Canada〕 (''Hesperia leonardus'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. There are three subspecies. Next to the nominate species, these are the Pawnee Skipper (ssp. ''pawnee''), which is found from western Montana and south-eastern Saskatchewan east to Minnesota, south to central Colorado and Kansas. Leonard's Skipper ranges from Nova Scotia and Maine west through southern Ontario and the Great Lakes region to Minnesota, south to North Carolina, Louisiana and Missouri and the Pawnee Montane Skipper (ssp. ''montana'') is endemic to the South Platte River drainage of Colorado. The wingspan is 32–45 mm. There is one generation with adults on wing from August to October. The larvae feed on various grasses, including ''Andropogon scoparius'', ''Bouteloua gracilis'', and ''Agrostis''. Adults feed on flower nectar from various flowers, including ''Liatris punctata'', thistles, asters, and teasel. ==Subspecies== *''Hesperia leonardus leonardus'' (Harris, 1862) *''Hesperia leonardus montana'' (Skinner, 1911) – Pawnee Montane Skipper or Mountain Skipper *''Hesperia leonardus pawnee'' (Dodge, 1874) – Pawnee Skipper 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hesperia leonardus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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