Apache Skipper
Hesperia woodgatei (R.C. Williams, 1914)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Antennae are long with short clubs and a white ring at the base of each club. Upperside is dark red-brown with a wide, dark border and small inconspicuous light spots. Male forewing stigma has black "felt". Underside of hindwing is dark brown to dark olive with small rounded spots that are usually not connected.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 11/16 inches (3.2 - 4.3 cm).
Life History: Males perch on hilltops all day to watch for females, who lay their eggs singly on the host plant. Caterpillars eat leaves and live in silk shelters at the base of grass clumps, then overwinter in partially underground shelters.
Flight: One brood from September-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Probably grasses.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open oak-pine woodland, mountain meadows, open grassy slopes.
Range: Three separate populations New Mexico, and southern Colorado south to northwest Mexico; west Texas; and central Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 74 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 18, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 19, 1981
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brock, Smith & Mori)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 04, 1981
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brock, Smith & Mori)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 16, 2011
Submitted by: joeschelling
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 10, 2012
Observation date: Oct 03, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 01, 1978
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 23, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 17, 2010
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 28, 2011
Observation date: Oct 04, 1991
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 06, 1967
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 01, 1978
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 18, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 24, 1951
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (H. A. Freeman)
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 03, 1991
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 05, 1964
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray Stanford)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
Region:
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Sep 18, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Navajo County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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