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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae) » Pyrgini » New World Checkered-Skippers (Burnsius) » Tropical Checkered-Skipper - Hodges#3968 (Burnsius oileus)
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Pyrgus oileus - Burnsius oileus - male
Copyright © 2007 Kerry O'Banion

Pyrgus oileus - Burnsius oileus - Male
Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
I have taken many moth/butterfly pictures that I havent identified - would appreciate any help with this.
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Contributed by Kerry O'Banion on 7 April, 2007 - 4:41pm
Last updated 22 May, 2008 - 6:29pm

Skipper ID
The black and white subject is a male Tropical Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
The long blue-gray hair on the upper wing surfaces separate this from the male Common Checkered Skipper. Great photo!
The other photo is correctly identified, but only photos of the same subject should be linked. You need to unlink these.
Compare the black and white one with this photo.
Gayle
… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 7 April, 2007 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

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