Sonoran Desert Butterflies and Moths - Heliopetes domicella (Domicelia skipper)

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Sonoran Desert Butterflies and Moths
Heliopetes domicella (Domicelia skipper)

(Domicelia skipper)
Habitat: Regular breeding resident of Ajo Mtns, Santa Rosa Mtns, Diablo Mtns, and Aguajita Wash.
Food Habits: nectar, water

Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Hesperiidae - Skipper
Genus Heliopetes
species domicella
variety Skipper butterfly

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Natural History of the Sonoran Desert and Refuge