Saltbush Sootywing
Hesperopsis alpheus (W.H. Edwards, 1876)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Fringes are checkered. Upperside is black. Forewing has a mottled gray pattern and a row of dark bars near the outer margin. Hindwing may have pale spots. Underside is black; hindwing with small pale spots.
Wing Span: 3/4 - 1 1/4 inches (2 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To find receptive females, males patrol all day around the host plants and in gulches. Caterpillars eat leaves and make shelters of rolled leaves.
Flight: Two broods from May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Shadscale (Atriplex canescens) and quail brush (Atriplex lentiformis) in the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Desert washes, alkali flats, arid canyons.
Range: Nevada east to Colorado; south to southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, and Chihuahua, Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: May 20, 1987
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jun 26, 2009
Observation date: May 21, 1988
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jun 26, 2009
Observation date: Apr 26, 2009
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: May 18, 2009
Observation date: Mar 26, 1996
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: May 24, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Gary Lawson)
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
Observation date: unknown
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Region: Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Kern County, California, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Douglas County, Nevada, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Delta County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: El Paso County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Huerfano County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Grand County, Utah, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Navajo County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Grant County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Gila County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: De Baca County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Montezuma County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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