Kebnat
INSECTS

Least Skipper

Ancyloxypha numitor

Insects
Native
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Least Skipper, photo 3 of 5
17–26 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Hesperiidae with a wingspan of 17–26 mm.

There are 239 observations of Least Skipper in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Montréal, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie94
  2. Outaouais31
  3. Montréal24
  4. Mauricie23
  5. Lanaudière17
  6. Estrie12
  7. Laurentides8
  8. Laval6
  9. Centre-du-Québec6
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  11. Capitale-Nationale4
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  13. Nord-du-Québec2
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

What the caterpillar eats

Rice cutgrassLeersia oryzoides
MaizeZea mays

Similar species

Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola
Delaware SkipperAnatrytone logan
Tawny-edged SkipperPolites themistocles
Hobomok SkipperLon hobomok
Broad-winged SkipperPoanes viator
Peck's SkipperPolites peckius
Two-spotted SkipperEuphyes bimacula
Dun SkipperEuphyes vestris
Long DashLimochores mystic
Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharos
Crossline SkipperLimochores origenes