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: Feb 14, 2018
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 19, 2018
Observation date: Nov 11, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 31, 2018
Observation date: Nov 29, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 24, 2018
Observation date: Dec 07, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 24, 2018
Observation date: Sep 28, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 18, 2018
Observation date: Sep 28, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 18, 2018
Observation date: Sep 28, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 18, 2018
Observation date: Nov 22, 2017
Submitted by: EleanorR
Region: Suwannee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 22, 2017
Observation date: Nov 03, 2017
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Charlotte County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 12, 2017
Observation date: Nov 05, 2017
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 05, 2017
Observation date: Oct 02, 2016
Submitted by: cericketts
Region: Gulf County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 02, 2017
Observation date: Oct 08, 2017
Submitted by: lk3c
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 09, 2017
Observation date: Sep 28, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 02, 2017
Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 19, 2017
Observation date: Jul 28, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 10, 2017
Observation date: Aug 03, 2017
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 10, 2017
Observation date: Jul 10, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 21, 2017
Observation date: Jun 14, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 26, 2017
Observation date: May 21, 2017
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 04, 2017
Observation date: May 31, 2017
Submitted by: SkybluMedia
Region: Dillon County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 02, 2017
Observation date: Apr 23, 2017
Submitted by: H Hooper
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 03, 2017
Observation date: Mar 02, 2017
Submitted by: AJVanh.arch
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 09, 2017
Observation date: Nov 10, 2016
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jan 18, 2017
Observation date: Nov 10, 2016
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 10, 2016
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