species 1,228 observations

Garita Skipperling

Oarisma garita

Field notes

Oarisma garita, the Garita skipperling, western skipperling or Garita skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).

This skipper ranges southeastern Manitoba to British Columbia and south through the American Midwest as far south as Mexico. Its habitats include dry or moist prairies, open woodlands, and limestone outcrops.

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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided