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Common NameWhite Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus albescens

Photo by Flowerpatch
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26.2528, -98.1937

Field Notes

Description:

This could be both the Common checkered-skipper and the White checkered-skipper on one flower.

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Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

Species ID Suggestions

Common Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus communis

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Comments (3)
Flowerpatch
Thank you eelhsamarie and bayucca for your help and recommendations.
bayucca
I agree and in this case we should call him Pyrgus sp. and adding thevtwo possible candidates in the description section.
eelhsamarie
This could also be the White Checkered Skipper. Apparently the only way to tell the two species apart with absolute certainty is by dissection.

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