Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona:

Hesperiidae( Skippers )

Golden-banded Skipper (Autochton cellus)

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since 1 June 2001

Last updated: 1 June 2001

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Hesperiidae

Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae

1. Dull firetip skipper --- Pyrrhopyge araxes arizonae

Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)

1. Proteides mercurius mercurius (very rare stray)
2. Silver-spotted skipper --- Epargyreus clarus huachuca
3. Hammock skipper --- Polygonus leo histrio
4. White-striped longtail skipper --- Chioides catillus albofasciatus
5. Zilpa longtail skipper --- Chioides zilpa namba. Rare stray.
6. Gold-spotted Aguna --- Aguna asander. Very rare stray.
7. Mexican Longtail Skipper --- Polythrix asine mexicana. Very rare stray.
8. Short-tailed skipper --- Zetusa dorus
9. Arizona skipper --- Codatractus arizonensis
10. Long-tailed Skipper --- Urbanus proteus. Stray.
11. Dorantes Longtail Skipper --- Urbanus dorantes dorantes.
12. Brown Longtail Skipper --- Urbanus procne . Very rare stray.
13. Blue Flasher --- Astrapes fulgerator azul. Very rare stray.
14. Golden-banded Skipper --- Autochton cellus
15. Autochton pseudocellus. (Locally extinct, common in Mexico)
16. Desert Cloudywing Skipper --- Achalarus casica
    Early stages: Last instar
    1. top view 1 in nest
    2. top view 2 in nest
17. Skinner's Cloudywing Skipper --- Achalarus albociliatus Very rare stray.
18. Northern Cloudywing Skipper --- Thorybes pylades
19. Mexican Cloudywing Skipper --- Thorybes mexicanus dobra
20. White-banded Cloudywing skipper --- Thorybes drusius
21. Potrillo Skipper --- Cabares potillo Very rare stray.
22. Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri. (Very rare stray)
23. Acacia skipper --- Cogia hippalus
    • larvae
24. Caicus skipper --- Cogia caicus moschus
25. Mysie cloudywing skipper --- Cogia mysie
    Early stages: Last instar
    1. top view 1 in nest
    2. top view 2 in nest
    3. front view in nest
26. Mottled Bolla skipper --- Bolla clytius. Rare stray.
27. Golden-headed scallopwing skipper --- Staphylus ceos
28. Emorsus skipper --- Antigonus emorsus. Rare stray.
29. Texas powdered skipper skipper --- Systasea pulverunlenta
30. Arizona powdered skipperskipper --- Systasea zampa [ larvae ]
    Foodplants:
    • Abutilon abutiloides (Todd Stout)
31. Brown-banded skipper --- Timochares ruptifasciatus Rare stray.
32. White-patched skipper --- Chiomara asychis genorgina. Stray.
33. Gesta skipper --- Gesta gesta invisus. Very rare stray.
34. Dreamy duskywing skipper --- Erynnis icelus --- [ Distinguishing SE Arizona Erynnis species --- under construction ]
35. Sleepy duskywing skipper --- Erynnis brizo burgessi
36. Juvenal's duskywing skipper --- Erynnis juvenalis clitus
37. Meridian duskywing skipper --- Erynnis meridianus
38. Scudder's duskywing skipper --- Erynnis scudderi
39. Mournful duskywing skipper --- Erynnis tristis tatius
40. Pacuvius duskywing skipper --- Erynnis pacuvius pacuvius
41. Funeral duskywing skipper --- Erynnis funeralis [ larvae ]
42. Erynnis afranius. (Very rare stray)
43. Persius duskywing skipper --- Erynnis persius fredricki
44. Small Checkered-Skipper --- Pyrgus scritura [larvae: Photo 1 --- Photo 2 --- Pupae ]
45. Common Checkered-skipper --- Pyrgus communis
46. White common Checkered-skipper --- Pyrgus albescens
47. Tropical Checkered-skipper --- Pyrgus oileus
48. Desert Checkered-skipper --- Pyrgus philetas
49. Erickson's White-skipper --- Heliopetes domicella
50. Northern White-skipper --- Heliopetes ericetorum
51. Laviana White-skipper --- Heliopetes lavianus. Stray.
52. Common Streaky-skipper --- Celotes nessus
53. Common Sootywing Skipper --- Pholisora catullus
54. Mexican Sootywing Skipper --- Pholisora mejicana
55. Mohave Sootywing Skipper --- Hesperopsis libya libya
56. Saltbush Sootywing Skipper --- Hesperiosis alpheus alpheus

Subfamily Heteropterinae

1. Russet Skipperling --- Piruna pirus
2. Four-spotted Skipperling --- Piruna polingi
3. Many-spotted Skipperling --- Piruna cingo

Subfamily Hesperiinaee (Grass skippers)

1. Facted Skipper --- Synapte syraces shiva. Very rare stray.
2. Nastra neamathla. (Very rare stray)
3. Clouded Skipper --- Lerema accius. Stray.
4. Tropical Least Skipper --- Ancyloxypha arena
5. Edward's Skipperling --- Oarisma edwardsii
6. Orange Skipperling --- Copaeodes aurantiacus [larvae: side view 1 --//-- side view 2]
7. Southern Skipperling --- Copaeodes minimus. Rare stray.
8. Sunrise Skipperling --- Adopaeoides prittwitzi
9. Fiery Skipper --- Hylephia phyleus
10. Carus Skipper --- Yvretta carus carus
11. Morrison's Skipper --- Stinga morrisoni
12. Uncas Skipper --- Hesperia uncas lasus
13. Common Branded Skipper --- Hesperia comma susanae
14. Apache Skipper --- Hesperia woodgatei
15. Pahaska Skipper --- Hesperia pahaska williamsi
16. Green Skipper --- Hesperia viridis
17. Sachem Skipper --- Atalopedes campestris
18. Snow's Skipper --- Ochlodes snowi
19. Taxiles Skipper --- Poanes taxiles
20. Umber Skipper --- Paratrytone melane vitellina. Rare stray? [ larva --//-- nest --//-- pupa ]
21. Deva Skipper --- Atrytonopsis deva --- [ Distinguishing SE Arizona Atrytonopsis species --- under construction ]
22. Moon-marked Skipper --- Atrytonopsis lunus
23. Viereck's Skipper --- Atrytonopsis vierecki
24. White-barred Skipper --- Atrytonopsis pittacus
25. Python Skipper --- Atrytonopsis python
26. Cestus Skipper --- Atrytonopsis cestus
27. Sheep Skipper --- Atrytonopsis edwardsi
28. Simius Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites simius --- [ Distinguishing SE Arizona Amblyscrites species --- under construction ]
29. Large Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites exoteria
30. Cassus Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites cassus
31. Bronze Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites aenus
32. Oslar's Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites oslari
33. Elissa Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites elissa
34. Texas Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites texanae
35. Amblyscrites prenda
36. Slaty Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites nereus
37. Nysa Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites nysa
38. Dotted Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites eos
39. White-edged Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites phylace
40. Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites fimbriata
41. Eufala Skipper --- Lerodea eufala
42. Arabus Skipper Lerodea arabus
43. Brazilian Skipper -- Calpodes ethlius. Rare stray.
44. Ocola Skipper --- Panoquina ocola. Rare stray.
45. Purple-Washed Skipper --- Panoquina sylvicola. Very rare stray.
46. Violet-banded Skipper --- Nyctelius nyctelius Very rare stray.

Subfamily Megathyminae (Giant Skippers)

1. Arizona Giant Skipper --- Agathymus aryxna
2. Huachuca Giant Skipper --- Agathymus evansi
   Comments on evansi vs/aryxna (from Brian Banker)
   • Evansi:
     • flies mostly in mid-September
     • rather large (2 3/8")
     • wings very rounded
     • abdomen possibly fatter -light spots yellow and separated only by dark veins
     • ONLY in Huachucas, and usually mostly at higher elevations
     • uses Agave parryi
     • orangey spillover at wing bases somewhat more restricted
     • ashy blackish UN
     • flight moderately fast
   • aryxna:
     • flies mostly in late September or even October
     • smaller than evansi (2 1/8")
     • wings moderately streamlined; this varies, but always more pointed than evansi wings
     • underside a more even medium to dark gray
     • light spots yellow to orange, smaller than evansi spots, and more clearly separated
     • in most of SE quadrant of AZ
     • uses Agave palmeri
     • spillover scaling more prominent
     • flies at all levels, especially lower ones
     • flight very rapid
3. Poling's Giant Skipper --- Agathymus polingi
4. Yucca Giant Skipper --- Megathymus yuccae arizonae
5. The Bear --- Megathymus ursus ursus