Butterflies of Manitoba

This is a guide to the butterfly species that regularly occur in Manitoba, Canada. For more information about butterflies in Manitoba, check out the following resources:

The Butterflies of Manitoba by Klassen, Westwood, Preston, and McKillop.

Manitoba Butterflies: A Field Guide ...more ↓

Pepper and Salt Skipper ¹
Amblyscirtes hegon

Common Roadside-Skipper ²
Amblyscirtes vialis

Delaware Skipper ³
Anatrytone logan

Least Skipper ⁴
Ancyloxypha numitor

Dusted Skipper ⁵
Atrytonopsis hianna

Dun Skipper ⁶
Euphyes vestris

Assiniboine Skipper
Hesperia assiniboia

Common Branded Skipper ⁷
Hesperia comma

Dakota Skipper
Hesperia dacotae

Leonard's Skipper ⁸
Hesperia leonardus

Nevada Skipper ⁹
Hesperia nevada

Ottoe Skipper
Hesperia ottoe

Pahaska Skipper ¹⁰
Hesperia pahaska

Indian Skipper ¹
Hesperia sassacus

Uncas Skipper ³
Hesperia uncas

Hobomok Skipper ¹¹
Poanes hobomok

Broad-winged Skipper ¹²
Poanes viator

Long Dash ¹³
Polites mystic

Peck's Skipper ⁸
Polites peckius

Tawny-edged Skipper ¹
Polites themistocles

Northern Broken-Dash ⁸
Wallengrenia egeremet

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Butterflies of Manitoba

Pepper and Salt Skipper 1 Amblyscirtes hegon

Common Roadside-Skipper 2 Amblyscirtes vialis

Delaware Skipper 3 Anatrytone logan

Least Skipper 4 Ancyloxypha numitor

Dusted Skipper 5 Atrytonopsis hianna

Dun Skipper 6 Euphyes vestris

Assiniboine Skipper Hesperia assiniboia

Common Branded Skipper 7 Hesperia comma

Dakota Skipper Hesperia dacotae

Leonard's Skipper 8 Hesperia leonardus

Nevada Skipper 9 Hesperia nevada

Ottoe Skipper Hesperia ottoe

Pahaska Skipper 10 Hesperia pahaska

Indian Skipper 1 Hesperia sassacus

Uncas Skipper 3 Hesperia uncas

Hobomok Skipper 11 Poanes hobomok

Broad-winged Skipper 12 Poanes viator

Long Dash 13 Polites mystic

Peck's Skipper 8 Polites peckius

Tawny-edged Skipper 1 Polites themistocles

Northern Broken-Dash 8 Wallengrenia egeremet