Golden-banded Skipper

Autochton cellus

Photo by Robert Shantz At Cave Creek in the Chiricahua Mts.

Hesperiidae -- Skipper Family

This butterfly can be found in upper elevation, riparian canyons of Southeast Arizona's mountain ranges. In the Sonoran Desert proper it is rarely seen in Sabino and Molino Canyons in the Sta. Catalina Mountains. The caterpillars feed on the leaves to various members of the bean family.

More Information:

• Bugguide.net Univ. of Iowa
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• Google Images
• Google Scholar Literature Search
• Book Reference: Butterflies of Southestern Arizona by Richard Bailowitz & Jim Brock.