Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Pyrgus scriptura | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pyrgus Rank Species | |
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Similar Pyrgus ruralis, Erynnis afranius, Polites sabuleti, Hesperopsis libya, Hesperia juba | ||
Pyrgus scriptura, the small checkered skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found from the Texas to Montana, southeastern Alberta, and southwestern Saskatchewan.
The wingspan is 16–22 mm. There are two generations from May to August.
The larva feed Malvaceae spp. and Sida hederacea.
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