Western Branded Skipper Butterfly Images

Western Branded Skipper Butterfly Images, Facts and Information:

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• Western Branded Skipper butterflies are small, orange-brown butterflies with distinctive dark markings and a wingspan of about 1 inch.
• Western Branded Skippers are found in western North America, ranging from British Columbia south to California and east to Montana and Wyoming.
• These Western Branded Skipper butterflies inhabit open, grassy areas including meadows, prairies, forest clearings, and mountain slopes at elevations up to 10,000 feet.
• Western Branded Skippers feed on nectar from various wildflowers, particularly favoring asters, thistles, and other composite flowers.
• Females lay single eggs on host plants, primarily grasses such as fescues and bluegrasses. Caterpillars feed on these grasses and overwinter in silk shelters.
• Western Branded Skippers are also known as “grass skippers” due to their habitat preferences and larval food plants.
• A group of skippers can be called a “flutter” or “library” of skippers.
• The lifespan of an adult Western Branded Skipper butterfly is typically only a few weeks.

I hope you enjoy viewing my Western Branded Skipper butterfly photos.