Attributes of Pyrgus oileus
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus oileus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown with pale markings; male forewing has a mat of long blue-gray hairs; hindwing of both sexes has marginal and submarginal bands made up of equal-sized spots. Underside of hindwing is pale, often with a strong brown overlay; not much contrast between bands and ground color.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches (3.2 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch and patrol for receptive females. Eggs are laid singly on the uppersides of host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed and live in the shelter of a webbed leaf.
Flight: Four to five broods throughout the year in South Texas and Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Several plants in the mallow family (Malvaceae) including axocatzin (Sida rhombifolia), mallow (Malva), hollyhock (Althaea rosea), velvet-leaf (Abutilon), and malva loca (Malvastrum).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of Sidas and small-flowered composites such as shepherd's needles.
Habitat: Open, sunny areas including pastures, brushy fields, wooded trails, thorn-scrub, and roadsides.
Range: Peninsular Florida, the Gulf Coast, and South Texas south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Argentina.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 09, 2012 | Everlast | Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States | May 16, 2012 | Details |
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February 28, 2011 | tjrickert | Jim Wells County, Texas, United States | April 15, 2012 | Details |
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April 01, 2012 | JimConrad | Adams County, Mississippi, United States | April 05, 2012 | Details |
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April 01, 2012 | JimConrad | Adams County, Mississippi, United States | April 05, 2012 | Details |
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January 19, 2012 | jomarlin | Sarasota County, Florida, United States | February 27, 2012 | Details |
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November 26, 2011 | peaceloveworms | Florida, United States | January 16, 2012 | Details |
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September 06, 2003 | cyric | Leon County, Florida, United States | December 14, 2011 | Details |
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September 25, 2011 | jftrahan | St Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States | October 08, 2011 | Details |
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September 25, 2011 | jftrahan | St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States | October 08, 2011 | Details |
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August 19, 2011 | jftrahan | Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 23, 2011 | Details |
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September 25, 2006 | rseidler | Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 20, 2011 | Details |
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September 02, 2006 | rseidler | Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 19, 2011 | Details |
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September 25, 2006 | rseidler | Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 19, 2011 | Details |
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August 18, 2011 | flacracker | Adams County, Mississippi, United States | September 01, 2011 | Details |
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July 09, 2011 | ksprater | Hall County, Georgia, United States | July 28, 2011 | Details |
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May 07, 2011 | mellielong | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | May 30, 2011 | Details |
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November 11, 2010 | mellielong | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | May 19, 2011 | Details |
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September 18, 2010 | rcabrasley | Okaloosa County, Florida, United States | February 04, 2011 | Details |
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December 08, 2010 | Heron Tilapia | Hidalgo County, Texas, United States | February 01, 2011 | Details |
| May 31, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Rob Santry) | Mobile County, Alabama, United States | August 03, 2010 | Details | |
| August 31, 2007 | rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson) | Warren County, Mississippi, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| September 15, 2006 | rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson) | Scott County, Mississippi, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
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January 17, 2010 | dmtaggart (David M. Taggart) | Quintana Roo, Mexico | March 09, 2010 | Details |
| September 07, 2009 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| September 02, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Lisa Keppner) | Bay County, Florida, United States | October 13, 2009 | Details | |
| August 23, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Lisa Keppner) | Washington County, Florida, United States | October 13, 2009 | Details | |
| August 09, 2009 | legacy.reporter (John Koerner) | Dixie County, Florida, United States | October 13, 2009 | Details | |
| August 08, 2009 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | October 13, 2009 | Details | |
| October 24, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet) | Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | August 07, 2009 | Details | |
| September 27, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Jim Flynn) | Liberty County, Georgia, United States | May 04, 2009 | Details | |
| November 01, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Waddy Thompson) | Glades County, Florida, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| June 09, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Marcus Lindbergh) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 22, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 07, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Marcus Lindbergh) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| May 01, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 17, 2005 | legacy.reporter (James P. Brock) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 30, 2005 | legacy.reporter (James P. Brock) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 23, 2005 | legacy.reporter (James P. Brock) | Pinal County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| October 19, 2008 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | January 09, 2009 | Details | |
| August 28, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Sara Bright/Paulette Haywood Ogard) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | January 09, 2009 | Details | |
| September 17, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Vince Lauria) | Escambia County, Alabama, United States | October 24, 2008 | Details | |
| October 15, 1995 | John Calhoun (John V. Calhoun) | Houston County, Alabama, United States | October 20, 2008 | Details | |
| October 02, 2004 | jftrahan (Jeff Trahan) | Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States | October 03, 2008 | Details | |
| September 24, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Brian G. Scholtens) | Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| October 29, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Brian G. Scholtens) | Charleston County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| November 11, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Dennis M. Forsythe) | Charleston County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| September 29, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Dennis M. Forsythe) | Charleston County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| November 15, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Brian G. Scholtens) | Horry County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| September 02, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Dennis M. Forsythe) | Jasper County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| October 21, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Jeff Garner) | Alachua County, Florida, United States | July 10, 2008 | Details |
