Heliopetes ericetorum
| Heliopetes ericetorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Heliopetes |
| Species: | H. ericetorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliopetes ericetorum (Boisduval, 1852) | |
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Heliopetes ericetorum commonly known as the northern white-skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from eastern Washington south to western Colorado, southern California, Arizona, Baja California and north-western Mexico. The habitat consists of open woodlandd, chaparral, dry washes, desert mountains and arid lands.
The wingspan is 32-38 mm. Males have white wings with narrow black chevrons at the outer margins. Females have thicker, darker markings and black at the wing base. Adults are on wing from April to October.
Larvae feed on the leaves of mallow species, including Sphaeralcea, Althaea and Malva species. They live in shelters of rolled or tied leaves.[1]
References
- ↑ "Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera". butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
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