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 Hesperiidae  Pyrginae  Pyrgus communis

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Female - May 8, 2006, Goshen Canyon, Utah County, Utah
face


Female - May 8, 2006, Goshen Canyon, Utah County, Utah
dorsal view

Female - May 8, 2006, Goshen Canyon, Utah County, Utah
face and ventral view

Female - May 8, 2006, Goshen Canyon, Utah County, Utah
ventral view

Male - Just after emerging from pupa
Male just after emerging from pupa

Male - September 16, 2005, Albion Basin, Salt Lake County, Utah
male has long black and white hairs on top of head and has blue gray tinge, female look black with small spots, fringes checkered halfway, caterpillar host is mallow and hollyhock

Male - September 16, 2005, Albion Basin, Salt Lake County, Utah
male has long black and white hairs on top of head and has blue gray tinge, female look black with small spots, fringes checkered halfway, caterpillar host is mallow and hollyhock

Male
male has long black and white hairs on top of head and has blue gray tinge, female look black with small spots, fringes checkered halfway, caterpillar host is mallow and hollyhock

Male - September 16, 2005, Albion Basin, Salt Lake County, Utah
male has long black and white hairs on top of head and has blue gray tinge, female look black with small spots, fringes checkered halfway, caterpillar host is mallow and hollyhock

At Mercur, Tooele County
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Photo Details - ŠNicky Davis
Female
1., 2., 3., 4.   May 8, 2006 - Goshen Canyon, Utah County, Utah

Male
1.  Adult that hatched June 25, 2007
2., 3,. 4., 5.  September 16, 2005, Albion Basin, Salt Lake County, Utah

Butterfly at Mercur, Tooele County, Utah 9 October 2016

Other
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GLOBEMALLOW  -  or  -   HOLLYHOCK

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