Habitat
The least skipper is found in
moist or wet habitats with tall grasses like swampy meadows, marshes, gardens, ditches, and streams. It usually flies low over the grass, usually no more than a foot off of the ground. When it perches, it usually keeps its wings folded.
Diet
The least skipper caterpillar eats
grasses like
rice cutgrass and
bluegrass. The adult feeds on the nectar of low growing plants like
chicory, milkweed, pickerelweed, swamp verbena,
thistle, white clover, and wood sorrel
Life Cycle
The male least skipper perches in grassy areas and waits for a female. The female lays one egg at a time on the leaves of a host plant.
The least skipper produces one to three broods a year. The caterpillar is
light green and has a brown head.
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The least skipper is found
throughout the eastern United States and in parts of Arizona. It is also found in Canada.)