Pyrgus scriptura

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]

Small checkered skipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pyrgus
Species:
P. scriptura
Binomial name
Pyrgus scriptura
(Boisduval, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Syrichtus scriptura Boisduval, 1852
  • Hesperia scriptura Dyar, 1903

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
  • Pyrgus scriptura scriptura
  • Pyrgus scriptur apertorum Austin, 1998
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References
  1. Small Checkered Skipper, Butterflies of Canada


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