| Broad-winged
Skipper (female):
Broadmoor Terrace, Shreveport, May 4, 2012. In Caddo Parish this butterfly is found mainly at the
edges of water in giant cutgrass (Zizaniopsis miliacea ) which is its host
plant. This grass grows from six to nine feet tall with blades about
one inch wide. If you run your fingers upward along the edges of the
blade it could cut you because of its saw-like edges. It can be
found at the edges of most bodies of water in Caddo Parish. |