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Common Checkered Skipper

Pyrgus communis

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

This butterfly chose purple flowers over red ,yellow and white flowers.There were yellow skippers hovering around and they chose yellow flowers over any other colors. Any relationship to that?!

Habitat:

garden

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/66406002 caterpillar belongs to this skipper?
HemaShah
thanks so much Antonio :) Your kind and encouraging words and the inspiration that you / or the Buddhist ribbit in you ,provide are much appreciated!!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Wow gorgeous capture Jemma beautiful,very nice info too,congrats and thanks for sharing these beautys
HemaShah
Some evidence indicates that butterflies may learn which color flowers tend to produce their favorite types of nectar, using color as a visual cue when hunting for these plants. http://homeguides.sfgate.com/flower-colors-butterflies-like-pollinate-60735.html
HemaShah
Thanks Reza, This is the first time I observed a preference of colors in Lepideptora.

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PublishedJuly 23, 2013

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