Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe), State Endangered, has been found in mixed and tallgrass prairies, most often in dry prairies in Wisconsin. Bluestem grasses are its host plants and this species nectars on prickly pear, milkweeds, vetch, blazing star, leadplant, purple coneflower, compassplant, and sunflowers. It is an univoltine species and adults fly in late-June to early-August. Peak is late-June and early-July. Overwintering occurs in the larval stage and pupation occurs in a loose cocoon amid debris.
