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Erichson's White-skipper - Hodges#3970 (Heliopyrgus domicella)
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Copyright © 2008
Ray Lemke
White Checkered Skipper? -
Heliopyrgus domicella
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 4, 2008
Apparently there are several species of these, and there seems to be more white on this one than usual. Can someone give the species?
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Contributed by
Ray Lemke
on 16 October, 2008 - 9:56pm
Last updated 2 November, 2008 - 5:27am
Moved
Moved from
Skippers
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Ron M.
, 2 November, 2008 - 5:27am
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Very distinctive
It's neither of the two common checkered-skippers, but a spread-wing skipper called Erichson's White-Skipper. (Love those hyphens - one more thing to confuse us.) I found it in
Butterflies through Binoculars The West
. In the U.S., they appear to be exclusively in Arizona, but, hey, they can fly!
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Ron Hemberger
, 16 October, 2008 - 11:57pm
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Great!
Thanks for the ID!
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Ray Lemke
, 17 October, 2008 - 12:07am
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