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HESPERIDAE Family of skipper butterflies (X 0.9)

	82. Hewitson's skipper Copaeodes aurantica* FP unspecified grasses. San Gabriel and Santa Ana mountains.
	83. Fiery skipper (G) Hylephila phyleus FP many grasses, lawns. Common everywhere.
	84. Leussler's skipper Hesperia comma leussleri* FP many grasses. Ranges through all surrounding mountains. Formerly in hills of downtown. Not common. Should be monitored.
	85. Columbia skipper Hesperia columbia* FP grasses. Santa Susanna and San Gabriel mountains. Exact range not defined. No longer common, should be monitered.
	86. Sandhill skipper Polites sabuleti sabuleti FP grasses, mostly saltgrass. Widely distributed, although less common than earlier. Distribution and abundance data incomplete.
	87. Field skipper Atalopetes campestris FP many grasses. Sporadic and never common, more usual in late summer. A tropical species reaching the edge of its range here.
	88. Woodland skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides sylvanoides FP many grasses. Abundant through range in all the mountains.
	89. Rural skipper Ochlodes agricola agricola FP unknown grasses. Similar to above but flies at a different time.
	90. Umber skipper (G) Paratrytone melane FP many grasses and sedges. Prefers wet places everywhere. Tropical species.
	91. Harbison's skipper Euphyes vestris harbisoni* FP sedges in bogs. Known only from Santa Ana mountains. Should be monitored.
	92. Eufala skipper Lerodea eufala FP many grasses. Lowlands species increasingly uncommon from habitat loss. Tropical species most common in summer.
	93. Brazilian skipper Calpodes ethlius FP canna. Found as larvae on canna in 1924, but never established although the plant is a common ornamental. Strong migrant which is sporadically taken.
	94. Wandering skipper Panoquina panoquinoides errans* FP saltgrass. Restricted to coastal march and dunes, endangered habitats. Where formerly known should be monitored, i.e. Zuma.
	95. Silver spotted skipper Epargyreus clarus FP many legumes, usually wisteria. Sporadic vagrant from San Bernardino mountains.
	96. Skinner's arizona skipper Polygonus leo arizonensis FP exotic tree legumes. Appears spordically, usually in summer.
	97. Long tailed skipper Urbanus proteus FP many legumes, usually wisteria and beans. Appearance erratic and may become breeding resident in good years.
	98. Northern duskywing Thorybes pylades pylades FP many legumes. Only recorded from lower San Gabriel mountains.
	99. Lacustra duskywing Erynnis brizo lacustra FP scrub oaks. Recorded from city area in early times. Recent records at higher altitudes. Distribution needs study.
	100. Mournful duskywing Erynnis tristis tristis FP live oak. Found through out oak woodplant. Never common.
	101. Western oak duskywing Erynnis propterius propterius FP large oaks. Throughout area in oak woodland. Never common.
	102. Funereal duskywing Erynnis zarucco funeralis FP usually deerweed here. the commonest duskywing of the area at several seasons.
	103. Artful duskywing Erynnis pacuvius callidus FP Ceanothus oliganthus. Only known in San Gabriel mountains where foodplant present. May be in Santa Ana mountains.
	104. Western checkered skipper (G) Pyrgus communis albescens FP mallows. Common through area, especially in places where weedy mallows pcommon.
	105. Large white skipper Heliopetes ericetorum FP usually Malacothamnus fasciculatus. Always present in proper habitat but never common.
	106. Common Sootywing (extirpated?) Pholisora catullus* FP many pigweeds and amaranths. Earlier found along lower slopes of San Gabriel mountains. Not recorded.

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