White Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius albescens Plötz, 1884
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Paler than Pyrgus communis. Male often has complete black checks in wing fringes. Upperside of male is blue-gray; female is black. Both sexes have large white spots which form median bands across both wings. Male has a costal fold enclosing scent scales on the upperside of the forewing. Underside is dull white with dark gray bands. Positive identification can be made only by dissection and scrutiny of the male genitalia.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Similar to that of Common Checkered-skipper.
Flight: All year in South Texas, most of the year elsewhere.
Caterpillar Hosts: Not reliably reported. Probably several plants in the mallow family (Malvaceae) including globemallows (Sphaeralcea), velvet-leaf (Abutilon), and poppy mallow (Callirhoe).
Adult Food: Nectar from a variety of plants.
Habitat: Open, sunny places with low vegetation and some bare soil including prairies, fields, roadsides, yards, gardens, and low deserts.
Range: Low altitudes in southern California, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, west and South Texas; Florida, and Mexico. A rare stray to southwest Utah, and central Texas.
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: Formerly in the genus Pyrgus.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Pyrgus albescens
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Observation date: Sep 20, 2006
Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Region: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Sep 20, 2008
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Nov 04, 1994
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Oct 19, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Paul Opler & Evi Buckner)
Region: Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Apr 06, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard W. Holland)
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Apr 01, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Holland & Steve Cary)
Region: Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Oct 09, 1982
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: May 24, 1965
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Al Rubbert)
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Apr 19, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Holland)
Region: Baja California, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Aug 06, 1961
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray E. Stanford)
Region: Hidalgo, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Oct 13, 2008
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 22, 2009
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Apr 05, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard W. Holland)
Region: Chihuahua, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Jul 28, 1961
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray E. Stanford)
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 18, 2008
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Mar 03, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray E. Stanford)
Region: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Apr 29, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray E. Stanford)
Region: Durango, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Apr 12, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard W. Holland)
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Jun 30, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard W. Holland)
Region: Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Oct 21, 2008
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Oct 17, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (N. Bloomfield)
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Sep 13, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Holland)
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Oct 21, 2004
Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Region: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
Observation date: Sep 20, 2008
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 04, 2010
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