Wildlife Around Las Vegas, Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)

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Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
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Northern White-Skipper male

General: Northern White-Skippers (Heliopetes ericetorum) have white wings with dark scallops along the trailing edge of the fore- and hindwings. The underside of the wings are white with light-tan marks. Males are mostly white, but females have darker marks on the wing edges and the base of the wings is black. Note the arch on the leading edge of the forewing.

Taxonomy: Family: Skippers (Hesperiidae); Subfamily: Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

Wing span: 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 inches.

Hosts: Caterpillars feed on mallows, including Desert Globemallow.

Habitat: Open woodlands, desert mountains, arid land, dry washes.

Comments:

Males show a light tan marks on the underside of wings	Males show dark chevrons on top of wings and arch (arrows)
Male (left) and female (right) Northern White-Skippers	Female Northern White-Skipper
Northern White-Skipper male	Six male Northern White-Skippers

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.

; Last updated 240205

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