fond-btfly5s.gif (10130 bytes)Broad-winged Skipper

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Size - 30 to 35 mm.

On the wing - mid June until mid August

Range - Primarily southern Ontario, Ottawa area and below, as well as northern central and eastern US.

Host plants - Broad leaf sedges.

Favourite habitat - Damp areas will vetch and milkweed.

Special notes - This butterfly is a weak flier staying very close to the ground.

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