Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)

(female) note that on forewing fringe toward the top, dark checks run together unlike similar species.

National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo Co., Tx
December 6, 2006 ( G Quintanilla)

(male) not as dark as the female

NABA Int'l Butterfly Park, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX
June 25, 2005 (G Quintanilla)

Chihuahua Woods, Penitas, Hidalgo Co., TX
April 1, 2007 (G Quintanilla)

Valley Nature Center, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX
October 15, 2003 (G Quintanilla)