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Common or White Checkered Skipper (Burnsius Common or White Checkered Skipper)
Photo#566425
Copyright © 2011
oliver1
Lep -
Burnsius
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
August 21, 2011
Size: approx. 3 cm
6 pm in my yard. Is this a Checkered Skipper (
Pyrgus
)?
Contributed by
oliver1
on 21 August, 2011 - 5:40pm
Moved
Moved from
ID Request
.
…
oliver1
, 21 August, 2011 - 6:25pm
yes
Looks like either
P. communis
or
P. albescens
.
…
David J. Ferguson
, 21 August, 2011 - 6:01pm
Thank you!
I will move it to the proper section, although the quality is marginal. Please feel free to frass.
…
oliver1
, 21 August, 2011 - 6:25pm