Wandering skipper

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

Wandering skipper
Wandering skipper on a daisy flower

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Panoquina
Species:
P. errans
Binomial name
Panoquina errans
(Skinner, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Pamphila errans Skinner, 1892

The larvae feed on Distichlis spicata.

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.


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