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Wandering skipper

The wandering skipper is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

Last revised
Jul 10, 2026
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≈ 1 min
Length
93 w
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Wandering skipper
Wandering skipper on a daisy flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Panoquina
Species:
P. errans
Binomial name
Panoquina errans
(Skinner, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Pamphila errans Skinner, 1892

The wandering skipper (Panoquina errans) is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States.1

The larvae feed on Distichlis spicata.

Sources

Sources

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Panoquina errans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T15946A5325290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15946A5325290.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.