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.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.

Observation Date Submitter Region Verified Datesort icon
May 09, 2012 Everlast Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States May 16, 2012 Details
February 28, 2011 tjrickert Jim Wells County, Texas, United States April 15, 2012 Details
April 01, 2012 JimConrad Adams County, Mississippi, United States April 05, 2012 Details
April 01, 2012 JimConrad Adams County, Mississippi, United States April 05, 2012 Details
January 19, 2012 jomarlin Sarasota County, Florida, United States February 27, 2012 Details
November 26, 2011 peaceloveworms Florida, United States January 16, 2012 Details
September 06, 2003 cyric Leon County, Florida, United States December 14, 2011 Details
September 25, 2011 jftrahan St Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States October 08, 2011 Details
September 25, 2011 jftrahan St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States October 08, 2011 Details
August 19, 2011 jftrahan Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States September 23, 2011 Details
September 25, 2006 rseidler Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States September 20, 2011 Details
September 02, 2006 rseidler Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States September 19, 2011 Details
September 25, 2006 rseidler Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States September 19, 2011 Details
August 18, 2011 flacracker Adams County, Mississippi, United States September 01, 2011 Details
July 09, 2011 ksprater Hall County, Georgia, United States July 28, 2011 Details
May 07, 2011 mellielong Hillsborough County, Florida, United States May 30, 2011 Details
November 11, 2010 mellielong Hillsborough County, Florida, United States May 19, 2011 Details
September 18, 2010 rcabrasley Okaloosa County, Florida, United States February 04, 2011 Details
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
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