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Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)  

MALE (DORSAL)

MALE (VENTRAL)

FEMALE (DORSAL)

FEMALE (VENTRAL)

 

Caterpillar HostplantsHollyhock (Althaea rosea), Marsh-Mallow (Althaea officinalis), Velvet-Leaf Butterprint (Abutilon theophrasti), Tall Wine-cup (Callirhoe leiocarpa), Flower-Of-An-Hour (Hibiscus trionum), Three-Lobe False Mallow (Malvastrum coromandelianum), Carolina Modiola (Modiola caroliniana), Common Mallow (Malva neglecta), Little Mallow (Malva parviflora), Round-Leaf Mallow (Malva rotundifolia), High Mallow (Malva sylvestris), Prickly Sida (Sida spinosa), Narrow-Leaf Globe-Mallow (Sphaeralcea angustifolia), Scarlet Globe-Mallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea).
Area Sighting
Locations
Throughout the metroplex. Easily drawn to the garden as well as the field; especially common in low-growth habitat and disturbed areas. Norbuck Park, White Rock Lake, Lake Lewisville.
Seasonal Flight DataFebruary - November
General NotesThis species is essentially identical in the field to the White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) and can only be told apart from it by dissection of the genitalia.

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