Common  Checkered - Skipper, Specimen -   Hesperiidae  Pyrginae  Pyrgus communis

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Male Upperside	Female Upperside
Male Underside	Female Underside

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Male Upperside


Male Underside


Female Upperside 

Female Underside 

Photo Details ©Nicky Davis Les & Nicky Davis  found one larva and three  ova  May 17, 2007 along Utah Highway 111, 1/2 mile North of the Coppermine entrance, Salt Lake County, Utah on Apricot Mallow==Sphaeralcea ambigua ambigua.  GPS N. 40.31.55.71, W. 112.04.51 Elevation 5283 feet. Specimen were pinned by Jacque Wolfe Adult Male -  inflating wings after eclosing from pupa on June 25, 2007 Pupa  -The pupa stage lasted about 10 days. Larva  - These fed as larvae for about 28 to 31 days.  The species hibernates as a last instar.  However, these were kept in 24x7 light and went straight to a pupa rather than hibernating. Nest - Pyrgus communis build a nest by silking leaves together or by silking the edges of one leaf together.  These didn't nest together Ova on May 17, 2007 Other For photos of caterpillar host plants  click on  APRICOT GLOBEMALLOW    or   HOLLYHOCK Back to Top