Attributes of Hesperopsis alpheus
Saltbush Sootywing
Hesperopsis alpheus (W.H. Edwards, 1876)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Fringes are checkered. Upperside is black. Forewing has a mottled gray pattern and a row of dark bars near the outer margin. Hindwing may have pale spots. Underside is black; hindwing with small pale spots.
Wing Span: 3/4 - 1 1/4 inches (2 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To find receptive females, males patrol all day around the host plants and in gulches. Caterpillars eat leaves and make shelters of rolled leaves.
Flight: Two broods from May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Shadscale (Atriplex canescens) and quail brush (Atriplex lentiformis) in the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Desert washes, alkali flats, arid canyons.
Range: Nevada east to Colorado; south to southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, and Chihuahua, Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 12, 2013 | joeschelling | Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States | May 14, 2013 | Details |
| May 29, 1983 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 23, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 19, 1972 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 04, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 10, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 17, 2066 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 18, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 26, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 20, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 21, 1979 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 29, 1979 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 22, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 11, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 27, 1977 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 31, 2062 | legacy.reporter (RC Bechtal) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 1996 | legacy.reporter (John B. Vernon) | Churchill County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 25, 1997 | legacy.reporter (J. Vernon-R. Langston) | Churchill County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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August 31, 2012 | rseidler | Chaves County, New Mexico, United States | October 09, 2012 | Details |
| April 28, 1996 | legacy.reporter (John B. Vernon) | Churchill County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 03, 1975 | legacy.reporter (R. H. Leuschener) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 26, 1996 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 23, 1977 | legacy.reporter (Charles Sekerman) | Graham County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 12, 1979 | legacy.reporter (George Balogh) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 15, 1979 | legacy.reporter (George Balogh) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 1979 | legacy.reporter (George Balogh) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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April 09, 2011 | aahewetson | Texas, Midland County, United States | April 14, 2011 | Details |
| March 26, 1996 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 04, 1969 | legacy.reporter (Richard Funk) | Navajo County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 20, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland) | Inyo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| May 18, 1984 | legacy.reporter (John F. Emmel) | Inyo County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details | |
| May 18, 1985 | legacy.reporter (Charles Sekerman) | Inyo County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details | |
| May 19, 1985 | legacy.reporter (Charles Sekerman) | Inyo County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details | |
| April 15, 1964 | legacy.reporter (C. Don MacNeill) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | December 17, 2009 | Details | |
| May 17, 1936 | legacy.reporter (Lloyd Martin) | Inyo County, California, United States | August 10, 2009 | Details | |
| June 15, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Kern County, California, United States | June 26, 2009 | Details | |
| May 15, 1976 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | June 26, 2009 | Details | |
| May 21, 1988 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | June 26, 2009 | Details | |
| May 26, 1978 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | June 26, 2009 | Details | |
| May 09, 1986 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | June 26, 2009 | Details | |
| May 13, 2000 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | June 26, 2009 | Details | |
| May 15, 1988 | legacy.reporter (Richard P. Meyer) | Mono County, California, United States | June 26, 2009 | Details | |
| May 20, 1987 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | June 26, 2009 | Details | |
| May 18, 1985 | legacy.reporter (Charles Sekerman) | Inyo County, California, United States | June 26, 2009 | Details | |
| April 26, 2009 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | May 18, 2009 | Details | |
| March 26, 1996 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| May 24, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Gary Lawson) | Carbon County, Montana, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | San Juan County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Colfax County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
