Pyrgus communis

Pyrgus communis
Common Checkered-skipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pyrgus
Species: P. communis
Binomial name
Pyrgus communis
Grote (1872)

The Common Checkered-skipper (Pyrgus communis) is a species of butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is known as the frequently seen Pyrginae species in the northern United States by collectors and watchers alike.[1]

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Description

The common checkered-skipper has a wingspan of 19 to 32 mm. It gets its name from the checkerboard pattern on its wings; the male tends to have broader bands than the female. The body tends to be blue-gray with the small amount of "fuzz" which is seen in all skippers.

Distribution

This butterfly flies in gardens, parks, fields, roadsides, riverbanks, lowlands and foothills throughout southern Canada and almost the entire expanse of the United States. It has also been seen in Mexico.

Life cycle

The caterpillar has a black head and greenish-tan body. It has a dark line along its back and tends to be paler on the sides.

In southern regions this species will fly all year with multiple broods. In the north it will have two broods and fly late into the fall.

Larval foods

Images

References

  1. ^ Kaufman, Kenn; Eaton, Eric R.. Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 236–237. ISBN 978-0-618-15310-7. 
  • Kaufman, Kenn; Brock, Jim P.. Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 288–289. ISBN 978-0-618-76826-4. 
  • Evans, Arthur V.. "Butterflies and Moths: Order Lepidoptera". Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America. Sterling Publishing Co.. pp. 306. ISBN 978-1-4027-4153-1. 

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