Pyrgus scriptura
Small checkered skipper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Pyrgus |
Species: | P. scriptura
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Binomial name | |
Pyrgus scriptura (Boisduval, 1852)
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Synonyms | |
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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]
The wingspan is 16–22 mm. There are two generations from May to August.[1]
The larva feed Malvaceae spp. and .[1]
Subspecies[]
- Pyrgus scriptura scriptura
- Pyrgus scriptur apertorum Austin, 1998
References[]
- ^ a b c Small Checkered Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
External links[]
- Small checkered skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Small checkered skipper, BugGuide
- Pyrgus, funet.fi
Categories:
- Pyrgus
- Butterflies of North America
- Butterflies described in 1852
- Pyrginae stubs