Summary ²

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 woodland, chaparral, dry washes, desert mountains and arid lands.

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1. (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliopetes_ericetorum

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