title: Hesperopsis alpheus
text: # Hesperopsis alpheus
  
  Hesperopsis alpheus, the saltbush sootywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
  
  The MONA or Hodges number for Hesperopsis alpheus is 3980.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  These three subspecies belong to the species Hesperopsis alpheus:
  
  * Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus (W. H. Edwards, 1876)
  * Hesperopsis alpheus oricus (W. H. Edwards, 1879)
  * Hesperopsis alpheus texana Scott, 1981
  