Pyrgus_scriptura

<i>Pyrgus scriptura</i>

Pyrgus scriptura

Species of skipper butterfly genus Pyrgus

Pyrgus scriptura, the small checkered skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found from the Texas to Montana, southeastern Alberta, and southwestern Saskatchewan.[1]

Quick Facts Small checkered skipper, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. There are two generations from May to August.[1]

The larva feed Malvaceae spp. and Sida hederacea.[1]

Subspecies

  • Pyrgus scriptura scriptura
  • Pyrgus scriptur apertorum Austin, 1998

References

  1. [1]
    Small Checkered Skipper, Butterflies of Canada


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