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Heliopetes macaira

Turk´s-cap White-skipper


Heliopetes macaira

Blanca Nivea
Family: Hesperiidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Heliopetes macaira, the Turk´s-cap white-skipper , is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from southern Texas in North America, south through Central America to Paraguay.

The wingspan is 32–35 mm. There are several generations with adults on wing from April to November in southern Texas.

The larvae feed on Malvaviscus drummondii. Adults feed on flower nectar.

Subspecies: 
  • Heliopetes macaira macaira (Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela)
  • Heliopetes macaira orbigera (Brazil, Bolivia)

Source: Wikipedia, article Heliopetes macaira. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 398614
  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
05/14/2020
Fernando Bernasconi
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Photography ID: 398611
  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
05/14/2020
Fernando Bernasconi


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242889807/01/202611:51ArgentinaMisionesParque Federal Campo San Juan1Gustavo Fernando Durán
124371214/05/2020ArgentinaCorrientesReserva Natural Municipal Zanjón Loreto, ItuzaingóFernando Bernasconi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Turk´s-cap White-skipper (Heliopetes macaira) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 11/10/2026.