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Veined White-Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte [Linnaeus])

Wing span: 1 7/16 - 1 11/16 inches (3.7 - 4.3 cm).

Identification: Upperside is white; forewing tip is black. Underside of forewing has orange at the base of the front edge. Underside of hindwing has thick black veins.

Life history: Not reported.

Flight: October in South Texas, May-November in Mexico and Central America.

Caterpillar hosts: Not reported, but probably plants in the mallow family (Malvaceae).

Adult food: Flower nectar.

Habitat: Open subtropical scrub, forest edges, and weedy pastures.

Range: Argentina north through Central America to central Mexico. A rare stray to South Texas.