Tropical checkered skipper

Pyrgus oileus

''Pyrgus oileus'', the tropical checkered skipper, is a species of skipper . 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 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 family Malvaceae, 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.
Tropical Checkered Skipper Briefly seen besides the Rio Ariporo Hato La Aurora,Los Llanos,Pyrgus oileus,Tropical checkered skipper

Naming

*''Pyrgus oileus oileus''
⤷ ''Pyrgus oileus syrichtus''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusPyrgus
SpeciesP. oileus
Photographed in
Colombia
Costa Rica