fond-btfly5s.gif (10130 bytes)Common Roadside Skipper

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Size - 20 to 25 mm.

On the wing - End of May until mid June

Range - B.C. to Nova Scotia. In the US it is absent from the western states.

Host plants - Grasses and oats.

Favourite habitat - Aptly named......along roadsides and trails in wooded areas.

Special notes - This fast flying Skipper spends it's time on the ground.

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