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White checkered / Common checkered skipper
Pyrgus albescens / Pyrgus communis
35.8987, -86.9624
Field Notes
Description:
Tennessee is in the process of being colonized by Pyrgus albescens (White Checkered-Skipper), a species that is indistinguishable from P. communis (Common Checkered-skipper) in the field; only microscopic examination of the valves (genitalia) or DNA testing can be used to determine species.
Habitat:
Meadow
Notes:
I spotted this tiny skipper sheltering under a leaf in the rain. I initially had no idea of the species as I've never seen these markings before, but then it obligingly spread it's wings & I was able to see the typical brown & white dorsal pattern of the common or white checkered skipper. I also spotted a second slightly larger & paler one close by (photo 5)
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 4, 2011
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