{{Short description|Species of butterfly}} {{Speciesbox | image = Ochlodes_sylvanoides.jpg | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | status = G5 | status_system = TNC | status_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.112964/Ochlodes_sylvanoides |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=explorer.natureserve.org}}</ref> | genus = Ochlodes | species = sylvanoides | authority = (Boisduval, 1852)<ref>{{Cite web|title=''Ochlodes'', Markku Savela|url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/ochlodes/#Ochlodes|access-date=2025-03-06|website=www.nic.funet.fi}}</ref> | synonyms = *''Hesperia sylvanoides'' <small>Boisduval, 1852</small> *''Anthomaster sylvanoides'' *''Hesperia pratincola'' <small>Boisduval, 1852</small> *''Hesperia francisca'' <small>Plötz, 1883</small> }}
'''''Ochlodes sylvanoides''''', the '''woodland skipper''', is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia south to southern California, east to Montana, Colorado and Arizona.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides (Boisduval, 1852) Butterflies and Moths of North America|url=https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Ochlodes-sylvanoides|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www.butterfliesandmoths.org}}</ref>
== Description == Uppersides of wings are orange with dark borders. Males have black androconia on their forewings, while females have two dark markings on their forewings. The undersides of the wings are variable, but generally light brown with lighter spots.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Brock |first=Jim P. |title=Butterflies of North America |last2=Kaufman |first2=Kenn |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |year=2003 |isbn=0-618-15312-8 |location=New York, NY |pages=328-329 |language=en}}</ref> The wingspan is {{Convert|25-32|mm|in}}<ref name=":0" />
== Habitat and behavior == The woodland skipper is found in a wide range of habitats, including woodlands, gardens, and other areas with grasses. The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including ''Cynodon dactylon'', ''Phalaris'', ''Elymus'' and ''Agropyron'' species.<ref name=":0" /> Adults feed on flower nectar, and are active midsummer to fall.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
==Subspecies== *''Ochlodes sylvanoides sylvanoides'' (California, Mexico) *''Ochlodes sylvanoides pratincola'' <small>(Boisduval, 1852)</small> *''Ochlodes sylvanoides napa'' <small>(Edwards, 1865)</small> *''Ochlodes sylvanoides bonnevilla'' <small>Scott, 1981</small> (Nevada) – '''Bonneville skipper''' *''Ochlodes sylvanoides orecoasta'' <small>Scott, 1981</small> (Oregon) – '''Oregon coast skipper''' *''Ochlodes sylvanoides santacruza'' <small>Scott, 1981</small> (northern California) *''Ochlodes sylvanoides omnigena'' <small>Austin, 1998</small> (Nevada, Great Basin) *''Ochlodes sylvanoides catalina'' <small>Emmel & Emmel, 1998</small>
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Category:Ochlodes Category:Butterflies described in 1852 Category:Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Category:Butterflies of North America Category:Lepidoptera of the United States Category:Lepidoptera of Canada
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