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Central American Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus adepta

Description:

small, 1"

Habitat:

urban

Notes:

I spotted this butterfly in front of a house in Salento. There was a pile of construction debris and a bunch of these butterflies were puddling in it.

2 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Central American Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus adepta Pyrgus adepta (live adults)
Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago
Orcus Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus orcus Pyrgus orcus (Stoll, 1780)


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5 Comments

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 10 years ago

Skippers are always so lovely to see :-)

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks bayucca, I've updated.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Looks for me more like Pyrgus adepta.
Orcus has much smaller spots and a row of white spots directly at the margin, which is ,missing in your picture.
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/py...

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Fyn for the ID.

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

The only species of Pyrgus in Colombia.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Quindío, Colombia

Spotted on Dec 13, 2012
Submitted on Jul 20, 2013

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