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Checkered Skipper

Pyrgus communis

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

I have never seen this skipper before. So much white in it. Is this the Northern White Skipper?

Habitat:

Foothills of Mt Diablo

Species ID Suggestions

Checkered Skipper

Pyrgus communis

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Comments (5)
Jellis
Pattern of the Northern White Skipper doesn't match this one.
Jellis
Hema has issues with her maps.
HemaShah
Thanks for the feedback ,Mark. In fact I returned two days ago and escaped the heat. it was getting real hot. We had an unusual pouring of rain.Very unseasonable.Definitely climate change!! The project Noah map does give me a hard time and is very resistant to change.This skipper was seen in Concord,ca at the foothills of mt diablo.
Mark Ridgway
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/620/Spialia-galba
Mark Ridgway
Hope the heat isn't too much there yet. It's coming to the season. This one looks like Spialia galba
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PublishedMarch 30, 2016

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