Biology:Ochlodes agricola

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Ochlodes agricola
Rural Skipper - Ochlodes agricola, Butterfly Valley Botanical Area, Plumas County, California (33293792562).jpg
Ochlodes agricola-Male-1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Ochlodes
Species:
O. agricola
Binomial name
Ochlodes agricola
(Boisduval, 1852)

Ochlodes agricola, the rural skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

O. agricola is found in mid-elevation habitats and foothills. Adults are ochre-orange. Males have diagonal black markings on fore wings. The underside of the hind wings are solid orange or mottled with brown. Adult males display territorial behavior. Larvae feed on grasses and are yellow with black lines and a black head.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Ochlodes agricola is 4055.[5]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Ochlodes agricola:

  • Ochlodes agricola agricola (Boisduval, 1852)
  • Ochlodes agricola nemorum (Boisduval, 1852)
  • Ochlodes agricola verus (W. H. Edwards, 1881)

References

  1. "Ochlodes agricola Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=706632. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 
  2. "Ochlodes agricola". https://www.gbif.org/species/1946853. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 
  3. Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 404-405. ISBN 9780520288744. 
  4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Ochlodes agricola". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=4055. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13907177 entry