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'''''Pyrgus''''' is a [[genus]] in the skippers [[butterfly]] family, [[Hesperiidae]], known as the '''grizzled skippers'''. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genus ''[[Carterocephalus]]''. They occur in the [[Holarctic]] with an additional group of species extending to the [[Neotropic]].
'''''Pyrgus''''' is a [[genus]] in the skippers [[butterfly]] family, [[Hesperiidae]], known as the '''grizzled skippers'''. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera ''[[Burnsius]]'' and ''[[Carterocephalus]]''. They occur in the [[Holarctic]] with an additional group of species extending to the [[Neotropic]].


In 2019, most of the species of ''Pyrgus'' found in the North, Central, or South America were moved to the genera ''[[Burnsius]]'', ''[[Chirgus]]'', and ''[[Heliopetes]]''. The remaining ''Pyrgus'' species found in the [[New World]] are ''Pyrgus centaureae'', ''ruralis'', ''scriptura'', and ''xanthus''.<ref name=Li2019/>
In 2019, most of the species of ''Pyrgus'' found in the North, Central, or South America were moved to the genera ''[[Burnsius]]'', ''[[Chirgus]]'', and ''[[Heliopetes]]''. The remaining ''Pyrgus'' species found in the [[New World]] are ''Pyrgus centaureae'', ''ruralis'', ''scriptura'', and ''xanthus''.<ref name=Li2019/>

Revision as of 01:17, 6 November 2022

For other uses, see Pyrgus (disambiguation).

Grizzled skippers
Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae )
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Pyrgini
Genus: Pyrgus
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Urbanus Hübner, [1806] (suppressed)
  • Scelotrix Rambur, 1858
  • Bremeria Tutt, 1906
  • Teleomorpha Warren, 1926
  • Hemiteleomorapha Warren, 1926
  • Ateleomorpha Warren, 1926

Pyrgus is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera Burnsius and Carterocephalus. They occur in the Holarctic with an additional group of species extending to the Neotropic.

In 2019, most of the species of Pyrgus found in the North, Central, or South America were moved to the genera Burnsius, Chirgus, and Heliopetes. The remaining Pyrgus species found in the New World are Pyrgus centaureae, ruralis, scriptura, and xanthus.[1]

Species

These species belong to the genus Pyrgus:[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; et al. (2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13): 6232–6237. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
  2. ^ "Pyrgus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
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