Wind's Skipper Windia windi H.A. Freeman, 1969

Family: Hesperiidae

Subfamily: Pyrginae

Identification: Gray brown with large translucent patches on forewing. Male forewing pointed.

Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches (3.2 - 3.8 cm).

Life History: Males perch in gullies at bottoms of steep canyons to await females.

Flight: August-September (1 flight).

Caterpillar Hosts: Unknown.

Adult Food: Unknown.

Habitat: Subtropical scrub.

Range: Western Mexico. Rare vagrant to southeastern Arizona.

Conservation: Not needed for rare vagrant.

NCGR: GU.

Management Needs: Not needed in U.S.

Comments: NULL

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