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Genus Pyrgus - Checkered-Skippers

Checkered skipper - wing-top view - Pyrgus communis

Common Checkered-Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Skipper on Tephrosia flower - Pyrgus communis

Small butterfly - Pyrgus communis - male

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Hesperioidea (Skippers)

Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)

Genus Pyrgus (Checkered-Skippers)

Numbers

Eight species, mostly western (1)

Internet References

species accounts of all 8 species in North America (nearctica.com)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 13 July, 2004 - 9:20am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 4 September, 2008 - 11:30pm

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