Erichson's White Skipper

Pyrginae: Spread-wing Skippers Arctic Skipper Common Checkered-Skipper Funereal Duskywing Propertius Duskywing Silver-spotted Skipper Two-banded Checkered-Skipper Types of Butterflies

Erichson's White Skipper (Heliopyrgus domicella) is one of many regionalized skipper species, found only in the desert Southwest.

It's also one of only a handful of white skipper species in the United States, so named because of the species' white wings.

The picture shows the Erichson's to resemble many Checkered-Skipper species. However, the strong white bands across the wings serves to differentiate it from Checkered-Skipper species.

© 2008 Patricia A. Michaels