Common Checkered Skipper

Pyrgus communis

 Genus Pyrgus
Subfamily Spread-wing Skippers
Family Skippers
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Common Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered SkipperCommon Checkered Skipper

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Occurrence   "Berkshire, Hampshire, (and Norfolk?) Counties - migrant"
Abundance Abundance
Flight Period Very rare; maximum 22
Notes July 15 - September 26
Overwintering Only three records in the last 35 years or so
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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Tom Murray - 9/20/2003
Northampton

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Tom Murray - 9/20/2003
Northampton

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 9/20/2003
Northampton
Female

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 9/20/2003
Northampton
Male

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Sue Cloutier - 9/12/2003
Northampton Community Gardens

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Bill Benner - 9/19/2004
Northampton Community Gardens

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 10/7/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Ovipositing Female

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 8/25/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Mating

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 8/25/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Mating

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 9/21/2006
Northampton Community Gardens
Caterpillar

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Barbara Spencer - 9/26/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Egg on Common Mallow

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 9/2/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Female

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 8/21/2006
Northampton Community Gardens
Male

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Barbara Spencer - 10/9/2007
Northampton Community Gardens

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Barbara Spencer - 9/5/2006
Northampton Community Gardens

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Barbara Spencer - 10/8/2007
Northampton Community Gardens

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 9/23/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Female

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Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 10/5/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Male

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