Hesperia sassacus
# Hesperia sassacus

Hesperia sassacus, the Indian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

## Taxonomy

The following subspecies are recognised:

* Hesperia sassacus sassacus Harris, 1862
* Hesperia sassacus manitoboides (Fletcher, 1889)
* Hesperia sassacus nantahala Gatrelle & Grkovich, 2003

## Description

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The flight period is late May to early July.

## Distribution and habitat

It is found from northeastern U.S., and in Canada in southwestern New Brunswick and in a broad band from the Eastern Townships of Quebec through to southern Manitoba.

## Ecology and behaviour

The larvae feed on nodding fescue (Festuca obtusa), poverty grass (Danthonia spicata), and panic grass (Panicum), Bouteloua, Andropogon, Aristida, and Poaceae species.

