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Checkered skipper

Pyrgus sp.

Description:

Cualquier aportación es de gran ayuda, muchas gracias.

Habitat:

Bosque subtropical.

Notes:

Autor de la foto: Billo Zamudio Palestino.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus sp.


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2 Comments

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 11 years ago

Yes I know :( sorry, she fly so fast, I try to find her again..thank you so much! @bayucca

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Hesperiidae, Pyrginae, Pyrgus sp., could be Pyrgus communis or Pyrgus albescens, but not Pyrgus oileus. You would need a closer picture and/or a picture of the ventral side to be sure. I would slightly tend to Pyrgus communis, Common Checkered-Skipper.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/5557/bgima...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/39712/bgpa...

Billo-kun
Spotted by
Billo-kun

Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 5, 2012
Submitted on Mar 30, 2013

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