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
February 06, 2013 fm5050 Toledo District, Belize May 22, 2013 Details
September 22, 2010 jrfleullan Puerto Rico May 16, 2013 Details
September 04, 2008 plex1ppus Yucatan, Mexico May 03, 2013 Details
May 14, 2012 LLJohnson Dominican Republic April 17, 2013 Details
October 02, 2007 Shirley Wilkerson Brazos County, Texas, United States March 07, 2013 Details
February 15, 2013 Doug Taron Jalisco, Mexico February 20, 2013 Details
August 12, 2012 JimConrad Adams County, Mississippi, United States December 07, 2012 Details
May 04, 2012 MSEcologist Jones County, Mississippi, United States December 07, 2012 Details
November 04, 2012 Gary Jue Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States December 03, 2012 Details
April 07, 2001 legacy.reporter (Marcus Lindberg) Pima County, Arizona, United States December 01, 2012 Details
June 09, 2001 legacy.reporter (Marcus Lindberg) Cochise County, Arizona, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 11, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Mobile County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
August 11, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Baldwin County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
August 12, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Mobile County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
August 20, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Baldwin County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
October 13, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Mobile County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
October 14, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Baldwin County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 22, 2005 John Saba (John Saba) Cochise County, Arizona, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 01, 2005 John Saba (John Saba) Pima County, Arizona, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 17, 2005 legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) Pima County, Arizona, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 30, 2005 legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) Pima County, Arizona, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 23, 2005 legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) Pinal County, Arizona, United States December 01, 2012 Details
October 22, 2012 Rose A. Payne Georgia, Twiggs County, United States November 28, 2012 Details
November 03, 2012 Lois Stacey Burke County, Georgia, United States November 28, 2012 Details
November 10, 2012 Nancee Cobb Bay County, Florida, United States November 12, 2012 Details
September 22, 2012 jlittlejohn Duval County, Florida, United States October 04, 2012 Details
September 12, 2012 jjflossem Hernando County, Florida, United States September 23, 2012 Details
August 26, 2012 Roy Brown Dougherty County, Georgia, United States September 21, 2012 Details
August 26, 2012 Roy Brown Dougherty County, Georgia, United States September 21, 2012 Details
September 02, 2012 fitzclarke@bellsouth.net Chatham County, Georgia, United States September 21, 2012 Details
August 09, 2012 southgagal Berrien County, Georgia, United States August 17, 2012 Details
June 23, 2012 jkbckayaker Polk County, Florida, United States August 04, 2012 Details
June 01, 2012 John van Dort Francisco Morazán, Honduras June 01, 2012 Details
May 13, 2012 rseidler Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States May 29, 2012 Details
May 13, 2012 rseidler St Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States May 29, 2012 Details
May 09, 2012 joni_weber Texas, United States, Waller County May 19, 2012 Details
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 Jeff Trahan St Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States October 08, 2011 Details
September 25, 2011 Jeff Trahan St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States October 08, 2011 Details
August 19, 2011 Jeff Trahan 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