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Common Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus communis
33.4781, -81.9638
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:
Open urban areas
Notes:
Female in first photo, males in the second two
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Pyrgus communis
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2012
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