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{{Short description|Species of butterfly genus Pyrgus}}
{{Short description|Species of butterfly genus Pyrgus}}
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| name = White checkered skipper
| name = White Checkered-Skipper
| image = White_checkered-skipper_(Pyrgus_albescens)_dorsal_2.jpg
| image = White_checkered-skipper_(Pyrgus_albescens)_dorsal_2.jpg
| genus = Pyrgus
| genus = Burnsius
| species = albescens
| species = albescens
| authority = [[Carl Plötz|Plötz]], 1884
| authority = [[Carl Plötz|Plötz]], 1884
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'''''Pyrgus albescens''''', the '''white checkered skipper''', is a species of [[skipper (butterfly)|skipper]] (family [[Hesperiidae]]). It is found on low altitudes in southern [[California]], southern [[Arizona]], southern [[New Mexico]], west and south [[Texas]], [[Florida]] and [[Mexico]]. A rare stray to southwest [[Utah]] and central [[Texas]]. It is found in a variety of dry, open habitats.<ref name=":0" />
'''''Burnsius albescens''''', the '''White Checkered-Skipper''', formerly known as Pyrgus albescens, is a species of [[skipper (butterfly)|skipper]] (family [[Hesperiidae]]). It is found on low altitudes in southern [[California]], southern [[Arizona]], southern [[New Mexico]], west and south [[Texas]], [[Florida]] and [[Mexico]]. A rare stray to southwest [[Utah]] and central [[Texas]]. It is found in a variety of dry, open habitats.<ref name=":0" />


The [[wingspan]] is 25–38&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing year round in most of its [[range (biology)|range]].
The [[wingspan]] is 25–38&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing year round in most of its [[range (biology)|range]].

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White Checkered-Skipper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Burnsius
Species:
B. albescens
Binomial name
Burnsius albescens
Plötz, 1884

Burnsius albescens, the White Checkered-Skipper, formerly known as Pyrgus albescens, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found on low altitudes in southern California, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, west and south Texas, Florida and Mexico. A rare stray to southwest Utah and central Texas. It is found in a variety of dry, open habitats.[1]

The wingspan is 25–38 mm. Adults are on wing year round in most of its range.

The larva probably feed on several plants in the family Malvaceae, including Sphaeralcea, Abutilon and Callirhoe. Adults feed on the nectar of a variety of plants.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.