Desert Checkered Skipper

Description:

Skippers are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/8 inches (2.5 - 2.9 cm) Upperside dark brown with whitish markings; male has a few long gray-blue hairs and a costal fold on the forewing. Hindwing has tiny marginal and submarginal spots; median band of female is reduced. Underside of hindwing is pale grayish white.

Habitat:

Open, moist spots in deserts or thorn forests. Southern Arizona east to South Texas, south to southern Mexico. Strays north to northern Arizona and north Texas.