Mithrax Skipper (Chiomara mithrax Möschler)
Wing span: 1 3/8 - 1 9/16 inches (3.5 - 4.0 cm).
Identification: Male primarily dark brown with a purple sheen, female lighter; submarginal band of small dark spots outlined with outwardly directed scallops; hindwing with three concentric dark bands.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: All year in the tropics
Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.
Habitat: Subtropical thorn scrub.
Range: Northern Mexico south to Argentina. A rare stray in southeastern Arizona.
