Viereck's Skipper (Atrytonopsis vierecki [Skinner])
Wing span: 1 1/4 - 1 5/8 inches (3.2 - 4.2 cm).
Identification: Upperside is grayish brown with large clear spots on the forewing; male forewing has a distinct stigma. Underside is pale gray-brown with pale overscaling; forewing spots are dull; hindwing has white spots below the costa and 2 short dark bars.
Life history: To watch for receptive females, males perch in dry gulches or streambeds all day.
Flight: One brood from April-June.
Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open woodland and gulches in plains and prairies.
Range: Southern Utah, southern Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and west Texas.
