Heliopetes ericetorum
Common name: Northern White-Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Arctostaphylos bakeri ssp. bakeri
Arctostaphylos bakeri ‘Louis Edmonds’
Arctostaphylos densiflora
(sold as Emerald Carpet)
Arctostaphylos densiflora
(sold as Howard McMinn)
Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hearstiorum
Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. elegans
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis ‘Warren’
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. stanfordiana
Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. rosei
Arctostaphylos
(sold as aff. Purissima)
Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare
(sold as Thistle)
Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’
Heliotropium arborescens
(sold as Fragrant Delight)
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Osteospermum ecklonis
(sold as Sunscape Daisy Seaside)
Osteospermum hybrid
(sold as Crescendo Orange)
Osteospermum hybrid
(sold as Sunny Sheila)
Osteospermum ‘Serenity Sunburst’
Osteospermum
(sold as Flowerpower)
Osteospermum
(sold as Ostica Series)
Osteospermum
(sold as Pink Spoon)
Osteospermum
(sold as Summertime Vanilla Sky)
Osteospermum
(sold as ser. Lavender Dark)
Potentilla argyrophylla var. atrosanguinea
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Gold Drop’
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Tangerine’
Potentilla fruticosa
(sold as Jackmannii)
Potentilla fruticosa
(sold as Primrose)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Heliopetes ericetorum, the Northern White-Skipper, can be found in CA,WA,OR,ID,WY,NV,AZ,NM, and UT.
Favorite nectar plants include: Acacia, Cirsium, Eriogonum, Lantana, and Salvia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Alcea rosea
Eremalche exilis
Eremalche rotundifolia
Hibiscus denudatus
Malacothamnus davidsonii
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
Malacothamnus fremontii
Malva
Malva nicaeensis
Sarcobatus
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Sphaeralcea angustifolia cuspidata
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia pedata
Sphaeralcea munroana
Sphaeralcea rivularis rivularis
