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.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgus |
| Species: | P. scriptura
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| Pyrgus scriptura (Boisduval, 1852)
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The wingspan is 16–22 mm. There are two generations from May to August.[1]
The larva feed Malvaceae spp. and Sida hederacea.[1]
Subspecies
edit- Pyrgus scriptura scriptura
- Pyrgus scriptur apertorum Austin, 1998
References
edit- ^ a b c Small Checkered Skipper, Butterflies of Canada
External links
edit- Small checkered skipper, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Small checkered skipper, BugGuide
- Pyrgus, funet.fi
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