Common Streaky-Skipper
Celotes nessus
Description 3/4-1" (19-25 mm). Overall pleated appearance given by alternating cocoa-tan and
dark brown streaks radiating out on wings and true scalloping of HW margins. Streaks form dark chevrons on HW beneath. Small glassy spots occur above and below in short rows on costa, near tip, and beyond FW cell. Fringes checkered.
Life Cycle Caterpillars have been found on mallows (Abutilon, Althaea, Sida, Sphaeralcea, Wissadula).
Flight Several broods; March-November.
Habitat Dry washes in foothills, open hill country, gulches, and roadsides.
Range New Mexico and Arizona through Texas into Mexico.
Discussion A weak flier and frequent percher, the Common Streaky-Skipper is unlike any other but the Scarce Streaky-Skipper (C. limpia) of western Texas. The 2 species are nearly indistinguishable
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