Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Common throughout North Carolina, found most often in fields and waste areas where their host plants - weedy mallows - grow.

Durham Co., NC 8/29/10.

Durham Co., NC 8/15/10.

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Orange Co., NC 9/30/05.

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Durham Co., NC 8/17/03.

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Orange Co., NC 10/19/02.

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Holly Shelter Game Land, Pender Co., NC 9/3/03.

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

This one has an ant on its abdomen.

Harnett Co., NC 7/30/02.

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Clay Co., NC 5/20/07.

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

A "puddle party" of six enjoying a puddle of scat.

Durham Co., NC 8/16/09.

puddle party

A puddle party featuring 20 Sleepy Oranges, 2 Cloudless Sulphurs, 2 Silvery Checkerspots, and 6 Common Checkered-Skippers.

Durham Co., NC 8/15/10.

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