Pyrgus oileus
| Pyrgus oileus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Hesperiidae |
| Genus: |
Pyrgus |
| Species: |
P. oileus |
| Binomial name |
Pyrgus oileus
(Linnaeus, 1767) |
| Synonyms |
- Papilio oileus Linnaeus, 1767
- Pyrgus montivagus Reakirt, 1866
- Pyrgus adjutrix Plötz, 1884
- Hesperia syrichtus var. fumosa Reverdin, 1919
- Pyrgus oilus Hüber, [1819] (missp.)
- Pyrgus oieus Ménétriés, 1855 (missp.)
- Hesperia montivagus Dyar, 1903
- Pyrgus fumata Reverdin, 1921 (missp.)
- Pyrgus montivago Randolph, 1922 (missp.)
- Pyrgus oilius Kendall & Freeman, 1963 (missp.)
- Pyrgus ajutrix Miller & Brown, 1983 (missp.)
- Hesperia montivaga Godman & Salvin, [1899]
- Pyrgus syrichthus Butler, 1870 (missp.)
- Pyrgus syrechtus Druce, 1876 (missp.)
- Pyrgus syricthus Gundlach, 1881 (missp.)
- Hesperia syrichtus Dyar, 1903
- Pyrgus syrithtus Woodworth, 1913 (missp.)
- Pyrgus sysichtus Giacomelli, 1923 (missp.)
- Pyrgus syrictus Williams & Bell, 1930 (missp.)
- Pyrgus syrichtos Cardoso, 1949 (missp.)
- Pyrgus syrichtus
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The Tropical Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found from Peninsular Florida, the Gulf Coast, and southern Texas, south through the West Indies, Mexico and Central America to Argentina.
The wingspan wingspan is 32–38 mm. There are four to five generations throughout the year in southern Texas and Florida.
The larva feed on several plants in the Malvaceae family, including Sida rhombifolia, Malva, Althaea rosea, Abutilon and Malvastrum. Adults feed on the nectar of the flowers of Sidas species and small-flowered composites such as shepherd's needles.
Subspecies
- Pyrgus oileus oileus
- Pyrgus oileus syrichtus
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