Habitat
Peck's skipper is found in
open, grassy areas like meadows, marshes, lawns, and roadsides.
Diet
The Peck's skipper caterpillar eats
grasses like
rice cutgrass and bluegrass. The adult eats nectar from plants like
red clover, purple vetch, thistles, New York ironweed, milkweed, and dogbane.
Life Cycle
The male Peck's skipper perches in sunny areas and waits for a female. The female lays one egg at a time on the leaves of a host plant.
The Peck's skipper produces one to three broods a year. The caterpillar is
maroon with light brown markings. It has a black head with white spots and streaks. The caterpillar overwinters.
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Peck's skipper is found across southern Canada from British Columbia east to Nova Scotia. In the United States it is found from eastern Oregon and Washington east to Maine and south to New Mexico, Colorado, Missouri, and northern Georgia. Peck's skipper is found throughout New Hampshire. )
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