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Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
MALE (DORSAL)
MALE (VENTRAL)
FEMALE (DORSAL)
FEMALE (VENTRAL)
Caterpillar Hostplants | Hollyhock (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 Data | February - November |
General Notes | This 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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