Small Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus scriptura (Boisduval, 1852)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside is black-brown; forewing white spots are small; hindwing spots are few and submarginal row may be absent. Underside of forewing repeats upperside markings. Underside of hindwing is pale with barely contrasting markings. Male does not have a costal fold. White hindwing fringe is streaked with black only halfway to the edge of the fringe.
Wing Span: 3/4 - 1 inch (2 - 2.5 cm).
Life History: Males patrol and occasionally perch in swales and gullies in their search for receptive females. Eggs are deposited singly on leaves of the host plant. Caterpillars make a webbed leaf nest in which they live and feed.
Flight: One brood from July-August in the north, several broods from March-November in the southern part of the range.
Caterpillar Hosts: Alkali mallow (Sida hederacea), scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea), and desert globemallow (S. ambigua); all in the mallow family (Malvaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Prairie, open woodland, alkaline marshes and fields.
Range: Montana and eastern Wyoming south through Colorado and New Mexico to Mexico; west through Utah, Nevada, and Arizona to southern California and Baja California Norte.
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.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Mar 14, 2009
Submitted by: RaisingButterfl...
Region: Washington County, Utah, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Nov 28, 2011
Observation date: Jun 24, 1968
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Emmel & Shields)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 04, 1969
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Funk)
Region: Navajo County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 28, 1967
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Peter Herlan)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 08, 2007
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: May 08, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Yolo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Aug 31, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Yolo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Region: United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jun 25, 1989
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Caldwell, R. Langston)
Region: Santa Clara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Oct 10, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John G. Pasko)
Region: Imperial County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Apr 02, 2010
Observation date: Oct 01, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston)
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Apr 02, 2010
Observation date: Jul 25, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston)
Region: Alameda County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2010
Observation date: Aug 08, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jeffrey Glassberg)
Region: Sacramento County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 07, 2010
Observation date: Nov 15, 1976
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro)
Region: Yolo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 07, 2010
Observation date: Aug 08, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jeffrey Glassberg)
Region: Sacramento County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 07, 2010
Observation date: Jul 28, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (F. T. Thorne)
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Sep 20, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (F. T. Thorne)
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Oct 13, 1969
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Fred T. Thorne)
Region: Imperial County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Jun 02, 1966
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston)
Region: Solano County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Apr 17, 1965
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Fred T. Thorne)
Region: Riverside County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Aug 08, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jeffrey Glassberg)
Region: Sacramento County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
Observation date: Sep 07, 1963
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever)
Region: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
Observation date: Jun 25, 1951
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Riverside County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
Observation date: Oct 12, 1959
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Fred T. Thorne)
Region: Imperial County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
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