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Santa Barbara Field Guides – Butterflies Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Panoquina errans Wandering Skipper |
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Size:
Wingspread 1-1.25 in. Recognition: Dark brown with creamy yellow spots in FW; underside is also dark brown with more yellow spots and sometimes yellow vein linings. Flight period: July through September. Hostplants: Larvae of the Wandering Skipper eat salt grass (Distichlis spicata). Habitat: Where salt grass is found, near the upper portions of coastal salt marshes. Distribution: From Santa Barbara County south into Baja California and coastal areas of mainland Mexico. Other: As coastal salt marshes have become degraded, the Wandering Skipper has become relatively rare in southern California. 
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