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Draco Skipper

Polites draco

Field notes

Polites draco, the draco skipper, Rocky Mountain skipper, or dragon skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Rocky Mountain states and provinces from Arizona to the Yukon Territory.

The wingspan is 21–33 mm.

There is one generation with adults on wing from June to early August.

The larvae feed on various grasses. Adults feed on flower nectar.

Supported by All

20 native plants
support it in the US

Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Common Yarrow, Western Wallflower, Lanceleaf Stonecrop, Western Blue Flag 20

Range

United States

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