Umber Skipper

Lon melane

"Lon melane" is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in California, southern Arizona, Baja California, the highlands of Mexico and Central America. The habitat consists of desert foothills, grassy areas, streamsides, roadsides, yards, parks and open oak woodland.
Umber skipper - Lon melane Eamw butterflies,Geotagged,Lon melane,Summer,United States,eamw skippers

Appearance

The wingspan is 32–35 mm. The wings are umber brown, the forewing with a darker disc and pale spots and the hindwing with a light yellow-brown band. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from March to May and again from September to October. They feed on flower nectar.
Umber Skipper - Lon melane Anaheim USA,Eamw butterflies,Geotagged,Lon melane,Umber Skipper,United States,Winter,eamw skippers

Naming

*"Lon melane melane"
⤷ "Lon melane poa"
⤷ "Lon melane vitellina"
Umber Skipper - Lon melane Observed in domestic garden in city area. Geotagged,Lon melane,Umber Skipper,United States,Winter

Food

The larvae feed on the leaves of various grasses, including "Cynodon dactylon", "Deschampsia caespitosa", "Lamarckia aurea", "Stenotaphrum secundatum", "Carex spissa", "Phyllostachys bambusoides", "Ehrharta erecta", "Lolium multiflorum", "Paspalum dilatatum", "Pennisetum clandestinum", "Sorghum sudanense", "Digitaria sanguinalis", "Bromus carinatus", "Dactylis glomerata", "Agrostis palustris", "Festuca myuros", "Festuca rubra", "Agropyron cristatum" and "Poa pratensis". They live in shelters made of rolled or tied leaves.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusLon
SpeciesL. melane
Photographed in
United States of America