Laviana White-Skipper
Heliopetes laviana (Hewitson, 1868)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside of male is white with dark markings at outer wing margins; female has wider markings than male and gray wing bases. Underside of hindwing has an olive-gray patch on the outer third which is sharply separated from the paler median area. Dark basal area contains a pale triangular patch.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 5/8 inches (3.5 - 4.2 cm).
Life History: Caterpillars live in a nest of folded leaves and feed on leaves.
Flight: Many broods throughout the year in South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various mallows including globemallows (Sphaeralcea), Sidas (Sida), and velvet-leaf (Abutilon).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Edges of brushy areas, trails, roadsides, open woodland, thorn forest, streamsides.
Range: Argentina north through Central America and northern Mexico to South Texas. Regularly strays to southern Arizona and central Texas, rarely to north Texas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 122 verified sightings
Observation date: Feb 23, 2024
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 11, 2024
Observation date: Jan 07, 2024
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 31, 2024
Observation date: Jan 06, 2024
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 31, 2024
Observation date: Nov 11, 2022
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 14, 2023
Observation date: Feb 24, 2023
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 08, 2023
Observation date: Dec 05, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Feb 23, 2019
Submitted by: David F Smith
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 25, 2023
Observation date: Aug 29, 2019
Submitted by: Markus M
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 25, 2023
Observation date: Jun 26, 2017
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Feb 06, 2023
Observation date: Jan 26, 2020
Submitted by: David F Smith
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Dec 12, 2022
Observation date: Mar 08, 2015
Submitted by: Paul Tavares
Region: Petén, Guatemala
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 22, 2022
Observation date: Nov 01, 2021
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Oct 30, 2021
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 24, 2022
Observation date: Oct 30, 2021
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 23, 2022
Observation date: Jan 25, 2022
Submitted by: pamelmmc
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 23, 2022
Observation date: Nov 07, 2021
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 23, 2022
Observation date: Jan 16, 2022
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 20, 2022
Observation date: Jun 09, 2019
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 05, 2020
Observation date: Jan 05, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 28, 2020
Observation date: Jan 10, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 28, 2020
Observation date: Nov 15, 2018
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 02, 2019
Observation date: Nov 06, 2016
Submitted by: TCollins
Region: Texas, Kerr County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
Observation date: May 25, 2019
Submitted by: philip.woodscc@...
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 25, 2019
Observation date: Apr 28, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 10, 2019
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