Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos [W. H. Edwards])
Wing span: 15/16 - 1 1/8 inches (2.4 - 2.9 cm).
Identification: Uppersides of head and palpi are orange. Wings are sooty black; forewing has very small, translucent white spots near the apex. Margins of hindwing are barely scalloped.
Life history: Adults fly near the ground. To find females, males patrol in valleys and gulches.
Flight: Many flights from April-December in Texas; April-September northward.
Caterpillar hosts: Fremont's goosefoot (Chenopodium fremontii).
Adult food: Not reported.
Habitat: Valleys, washes, desert canyons.
Range: Southern California, Southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and west and South Texas south to Durango, Mexico.
