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Common Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus communis

Photo by greeniezona
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Field Notes

Description:

Small speckled butterfly. Maybe 1" in size.

Habitat:

Spotted in my backyard in Lansing, Michigan.

Notes:

Was damp and cold and did not want to move, no matter how close I got with my camera.

Reference Links:

Species Pyrgus communis - Common Checkered-Skipper - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Checkered Skipper

Pyrgus communis

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