Common NameWhite Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus albescens

This could be both the Common checkered-skipper and the White checkered-skipper on one flower.

eelhsamarie 10 years ago

Pyrgus communis Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

Flowerpatch 10 years ago

Thank you eelhsamarie and bayucca for your help and recommendations.

bayucca 10 years ago

I agree and in this case we should call him Pyrgus sp. and adding thevtwo possible candidates in the description section.

eelhsamarie 10 years ago

This could also be the White Checkered Skipper. Apparently the only way to tell the two species apart with absolute certainty is by dissection.

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Flowerpatch

Spotted on Aug 29, 2013
Submitted on Aug 29, 2013