Heliopetes ericetorum

Introduction:

There are two broods per year, with adults on wing from April to October. Adult males are mostly white with black chevrons along the wings' margins. Adult females' marginal markings are larger and darker, and their wings have more gray or black at the base. Larvae feed on the leaves of mallow species, including Sphaeralcea, Althaea and Malva species. Skipper larvae are rarely seen, because they typically roll leaves into shelters and tack them closed with a bit of silk, or else they join a few leaves together and hide within.
Life Cycle:

Size 1.25-1.5 (3.2-3.8 mm)
Sexual Dimorphism:
Metamorphosis: