Spread-winged Skippers: Common Checkered Skipper Pyrgus communis
| Size: | Wingspan ranges from 1" - 1.5" |
| Habitat: | Fields, meadows, open areas |
| Occurrence Level: | Common |
| Flight Period: | Late August to early October |
| Larval Host Plant: | Mallows, hollyhocks |
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Charles County, MD. September 29, 2013
The Common Checkered Skipper is brown and gray with white checkered spots throughout both wings. The wings also have a checkered fringe.
Howard County, MD. September 29, 2012
Anne Arundel County, MD. September 1, 2013
Ventral view.
Howard County, MD. September 9, 2013
The underside is much lighter with white and tan bands.