Ottoe skipper (Hesperia ottoe) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 1

Assessment Summary – May 2005

Common name: Ottoe Skipper

Scientific name: Hesperia Ottoe

Status: Endangered

Reason for designation: This species has been found at very few locations in the Canadian prairies where it is associated with fragmented and declining mixed-grass prairie vegetation. It has recently been found at only one location.

Occurrence: Manitoba

Status history: Designated Endangered in May 2005. Assessment based on a new status report.