Kebnat
INSECTS

Essex Skipper

Thymelicus lineola

Insects
IntroducedDiurnal
Essex Skipper, photo 1 of 5
Essex Skipper, Caterpillar
Essex Skipper, Pupa
24 mmWingspan
13 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Hesperiidae with a wingspan of 24 mm. Introduced to Québec and diurnal. Lives in fields and near water. Feeds on plants.

There are 893 observations of Essex Skipper in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais307
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue98
  3. Montérégie83
  4. Montréal77
  5. Laurentides53
  6. Estrie53
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent46
  8. Nord-du-Québec32
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine29
  10. Capitale-Nationale27
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean23
  12. Mauricie20
  13. Lanaudière15
  14. Côte-Nord10
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  16. Laval6
  17. Centre-du-Québec6

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
Water’s edgepeupleloup

What the caterpillar eats

CocksfootDactylis glomerata
TimothyPhleum pratense
QuackgrassElymus repens
RedtopAgrostis gigantea
FeathertopCalamagrostis epigejos
Tufted hairgrassDeschampsia cespitosa

Similar species

Least SkipperAncyloxypha numitor
Delaware SkipperAnatrytone logan
Tawny-edged SkipperPolites themistocles
Long DashLimochores mystic
Hobomok SkipperLon hobomok
Dion SkipperEuphyes dion
Dun SkipperEuphyes vestris
Crossline SkipperLimochores origenes
Two-spotted SkipperEuphyes bimacula
Indian SkipperHesperia sassacus