Zabulon skipper lighter brown and having small black dots. The overwintering stage is unknown. The Zabulon skipper has two broods per year. Recorded food plants of the caterpillars are grasses such as "Agrostis", "Dactylis", "Elytrigia", "Eragrostis", "Leymus", "Poa", "Puccinellia" and "Tridens". Zabulon skipper The Zabulon skipper ("Poanes zabulon") (sometimes called the southern dimorphic skipper) is a North American butterfly first described by the French naturalists Jean Baptiste Boisduval and John Eatton Le Conte from the state of Georgia, United States. This small butterfly has slim, triangular wings. The upperside of the male's wings is mostly orange with the margins being dark brown.
Alpine grizzled skipper spring. Although some populations of Alpine grizzled skipper are in decline (especially in Austria) the IUCN lists the species as being of "least concern" as there are no identifiable threats to it at a continent-wide level. Alpine grizzled skipper The Alpine grizzled skipper ("Pyrgus andromedae") is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). This species is found up to fairly high altitudes in the Alps and Pyrenees and also at lower elevations in northern Scandinavia, where its range extends well into the Arctic Circle. It prefers damp habitats and is often found near to water. This is a medium-sized "Pyrgus" skipper