Common Name: Nevada Skipper
In our area a high-altitude species,
generally found in cold, windwept sites where males hilltop. Both sexes visit
puddles and can often be seen on the wet soil adjacent to melting snowbanks. At
Donner confined to the east end of the pass; on Castle and Basin Peaks and on
rocky knobs along the ridge in between. This species appears to have decreased
in abundance in recent years and is no longer seen every year on the transect.
It usually flies in July but there are a few records as late as September. The
hosts are presumed to be perennial
bunchgrasses. Adults have been found on flowers of pink dogbane and various
composites.