Butterflies of South Dakota
For example, the Dakota Skipper, occurs only in good native prairie areas in the northeastern corner of the state. Myrna Fritillary Photo by G. Marrone
nathist.sdstate.edu/SMIRCOL/butterflies.html

Minot State University - Science Education
Status Survey Report on the Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae) in North and South Dakota. US Fish & Wildlife Service, Denver. Royer, R. A. and G. M. Marrone. 1992.
www.minotstateu.edu/scied/faculty.shtml

Dr. Ron Royer
Status Survey Report on the Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae) in North and South Dakota. US Fish & Wildlife Service, Denver. Royer, R. A. and G. M. Marrone. 1992.
cmsc.minotstateu.edu/science%20ed/Royer.html

OAIster Search Results
The Dakota skipper, Hesperia dacotae (Skinner), is a rare butterfly, now confined to isolated areas of mixed and tall-grass prairie in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and several northern U
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Journal of The Lepidopterists' Society (JLS): 1981-35(3)179-McCabe.htm
Dakota skipper larvae can be distinguished from all other described Hesperia larvae by the presence of pits on the ventral part of the head capsule.
research.yale.edu/peabody/jls/htms/1980s/1981-35(3)179-McCabe.htm

Dakota Skipper, Hesperia dacotae <LEP186>
Dakota Skipper, Hesperia dacotae <LEP186> This uncommon skipper is closely linked to native prairie grasslands. It has become rare by the plowing and grazing
www.faculty.ucr.edu/~legneref/butterfl/lep186.htm

instruct1.cit.cornell.edu
Dakota Skipper . The Dakota skipper is a skipper which lives on the prairies of the Dakotas and western Minnesota. Like all skippers, it has hooked antennae, flies with a strong
instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/icb344/abstracts/2008Insect.htm

Discover Life - Hesperiidae: Hesperia dacotae (Skinner), 1911 - Dakota ...
Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Hesperiidae: Hesperia dacotae (Skinner), 1911 - Dakota Skipper
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Vita / Homepage McKenney
Royer, R. A., McKenney, R., and Newton, W. A., in review, "A characterization of non biotic features of prairies hosting the Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae, Hesperiidae) across
www.plu.edu/~mckennra/vita.html

Interpreting the Species List
...*This figure rises to 17% when the Dakota skipper, swamp metalmark, Harris' checkerspot and the 18 other 'extirpated species' are included in this calculation.
www.neiu.edu/~cwinsect/j_interpreting.html