Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum) is a small butterfly, with a wingspan of 1.25 to 1.5 inches. This butterfly is a relatively rare sighting in East Bay. Local sightings are scattered from May through October, with a slight peak in June. Host plants are Mallows including Globemallow (Sphaeralcea), Hollyhock (Althaea), and Mallow (Malva).
Males are largely white; females much more darkly patterned.
This butterfly is found primarily in the US, with a few scattered sightings in Baja California. The type specimen, from which this butterfly was identified and named, was collected by Pierre Lorquin (after whom the Lorquin’s Admiral is named).
Open, male
Closed, female *
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