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 orbigera

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Records from Reserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San Juan

Description

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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07/01/2026

11:51

Argentina

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Reserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San Juan, Santa Ana

Gustavo Fernando Durán