Common Branded-Skipper - Hesperia comma
![[Common Branded-Skipper image]](img/010208.jpg "Common Branded-Skipper - Coldbrook, NS - 2007-08-24")
Photo © Angus MacLean
Status in Nova Scotia
Uncommon
Flight Period
Late July to early September. Historically very few records, but a good number of reports during the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas.
Habitat
Grassy meadows, fields, roadsides.
Larval Foodplants
Perennial grasses and sedges (Opler).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.
Notes
They were relatively abundant at Mount Uniacke in August of 2000.
Further Reading
Uncommon
Flight Period
Late July to early September. Historically very few records, but a good number of reports during the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas.
Habitat
Grassy meadows, fields, roadsides.
Larval Foodplants
Perennial grasses and sedges (Opler).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.
Notes
They were relatively abundant at Mount Uniacke in August of 2000.
Further Reading
- eButterfly site
- Butterflies of Canada site (n.b. As of May 2021, many portions of this site not working properly.)
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