Summary ²

The Grizzled Skipper is a holarctic species with a North American population from Central Ontario and Northern Michigan west to Alaska and south in the Rocky Mountains to Northern New Mexico. With a wingspan of 25 - 33 mm, they can be found in open areas near woods. Larvae feed on cinquefoil, wild strawberry and cloudberry, while adults prefer nectar from low growing plants including blueberry, strawberry and cinquefoil.

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2. (c) Bob Chinn, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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