Ancyloxypha numitor
Common name: Least Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Agapanthus hybrid
(sold as Van's White)
Agastache pallida var. pallida
Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)
Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Buddleja davidii
(sold as dwarf)
Buddleja weyeriana 'honeycomb'
Celosia
(sold as Mixed Colors)
Celosia
(sold as Prestige Scarlet)
Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare
(sold as Thistle)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Harvest Moon)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Yellow)
Erigeron glaucus
(sold as Bountiful)
Erigeron glaucus
(sold as Cape Sebastian)
Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’
Heliotropium arborescens
(sold as Fragrant Delight)
Myosotis scorpioides
(sold as Blue Bird)
Passiflora edulis
(sold as Frederick)
Passiflora
(sold as Lavender Lady)
Pelargonium peltatum
(sold as Caliente Deep Red)
Pelargonium peltatum
(sold as Global Pink Pearl)
Pelargonium x hortorum
(sold as Pink Fizz)
Pelargonium x hortorum
(sold as Regal Burgundy)
Pelargonium x hortorum
(sold as Rocky Mountain Light Salmon)
Pelargonium x hortorum
(sold as White Splash)
Pelargonium x hortorum
(sold as Zonals)
Pelargonium
(sold as 11 Elegance)
Pelargonium
(sold as Peppermint Geranium)
Pelargonium
(sold as Stardom Series)
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Gold Drop’
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Tangerine’
Potentilla fruticosa
(sold as Jackmannii)
Potentilla fruticosa
(sold as Primrose)
Prunella grandiflora ‘Loveliness’
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Sedum anglicum
(sold as green)
Sedum kamtschaticum var. floriferum ‘Weinhenstephaner Gold’
Sedum kamtschaticum
(sold as Akebono)
Sedum rupestre
(sold as Blue Spruce)
Ancyloxypha numitor, the Least Skipper, can be found in numerous US states in all regions of the country.
Favorite nectar plants: Asclepias, Bidens, Cirsium, Erigeron, Liatris, Pelargonium, and Vernonia.
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia
Oryza sativa
Panicum
Poa
Setaria
Spartina
Zea mays
Zizaniopsis miliacea
CC2.0 image courtesy of
Judy Gallagher
