Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)

Indian Skipper ( Hesperia sassacus )

Male - Ottawa, ON  2012/05/29

Indian Skipper ( Hesperia sassacus )

Male - Algonquin Provincial Park, ON    2013/08/23

Indian Skipper ( Hesperia sassacus )

Female - Deacon, ON  2012/06/07

Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)

 Female - Ottawa, ON  2011/06/07

Indian Skipper ( Hesperia sassacus )

Photo 5 - (Darker) Northwestern subspecies - Wawa, ON  2016/06/16

Indian Skipper ( Hesperia sassacus )

Male (right) courting Female (left) - Ottawa, ON  2011/06/07

Member of Family: Hesperiidae

This species flies in spring.  Photo 5 above shows the darker subspecies (Hesperia sassacus manitoboides) that flies in Northern Ontario. It is sometimes confused with the Common Branded Skipper, which flies later in the summer. 

To see where this butterfly has been reported, visit:  The Ontario Butterfly Atlas Online

For further info on this species, refer to the Butterflies of Canada