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Common Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus communis
30.4213, -87.2169
Field Notes
Description:
The common checkered-skipper has a wingspan of 19 to 32 mm. It gets its name from the checkerboard pattern on its wings; the male tends to have broader bands than the female. The body tends to be blue-gray with the small amount of "fuzz" which is seen in all skippers.
Habitat:
Found along Bayfront Pkwy
Species ID Suggestions
common checkered (skipper)
Pyrgus-communis
2
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 8, 2011
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