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Common Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus communis
40.7663, -111.825
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:
Urban botanical gardens.
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