''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family,

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera ''

Burnsius ''Burnsius'' is a genus of New World checkered-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Nick V. Grishin in 2019. There are about 12 described species in ''Burnsius''. As a result of a 2019 study of the genomes of 2 ...

'' and ''

Carterocephalus ''Carterocephalus'' is a Holarctic genus of skipperlings in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The wing colour is yellow, white, dark-brown and black with a variously spotted appearance. The hindwing upperside is dark with clear cut rounded light ...

''. They occur in the Holarctic with an additional group of species extending to the Neotropic. In 2019, most of the species of ''Pyrgus'' found in the North, Central, or South America were moved to the genera ''

'', '' Chirgus'', and ''

Heliopetes ''Heliopetes'' is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Heliopetes'': : '' Heliopetes alana'' (Reakirt, 1868) (alana white-skipper) : '' Heliopetes americ ...

''. The remaining ''Pyrgus'' species found in the New World are ''Pyrgus centaureae'', ''ruralis'', ''scriptura'', and ''xanthus''.

Species

These species belong to the genus ''Pyrgus'': * ''

Pyrgus accretus ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and '' ...

'' (Verity, 1925) * '' Pyrgus alpinus'' Erschoff, 1874 * ''

Pyrgus alveus The Large Grizzled skipper (''Pyrgus alveus'') is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). Description This is a rather variable species with a wingspan of 22–32 mm (not always particularly "large") with several subspecies having ...

'' (Hübner, 1803) (large grizzled skipper) * ''

Pyrgus andromedae The Alpine Grizzled Skipper (''Pyrgus andromedae'') is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). Description This is a medium-sized ''Pyrgus'' skipper with a wingspan of 26–30 mm. The dark brown forewing is marked with a bold pattern of wh ...

'' (Wallengren, 1853) (Alpine grizzled skipper) * ''

Pyrgus armoricanus ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera ''Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' (Oberthur, 1910) (oberthür's grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus cacaliae'' (Rambur, 1839) (dusky grizzled skipper) * ''

Pyrgus carlinae The carline skipper (''Pyrgus carlinae'') is a butterfly and a species of the skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is only found in southwestern areas of the Alps and can be an abundant species within this restricted range. As with most ''Pyrgus'' ...

'' (Rambur, 839 (carline skipper) * ''

Pyrgus carthami The safflower skipper (''Pyrgus carthami'') is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). Description The wingspan is 30–34 mm, the female being on average slightly larger than the male. This species is typical of the genus and ...

'' (Hübner, 813 (safflower skipper) * ''

Pyrgus centaureae The northern grizzled skipper (''Pyrgus centaureae'') is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae) with a range in North America from the subarctic to the north, New Mexico to the south, and the Appalachian Mountains to the east. ...

'' (Rambur, 1842) (northern grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus centralitaliae'' (Verity, 1920) * '' Pyrgus cinarae'' (Rambur, 1839) (sandy grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus cirsii'' (Rambur, 1839) (cinquefoil skipper) * '' Pyrgus foulquieri'' (Oberthür, 1910) (foulquier's grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus jupei'' (Alberti, 1967) (caucasian skipper) * '' Pyrgus maculatus'' Bremer & Grey, 1853 * '' Pyrgus malvae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus malvoides'' (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) (southern grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus melotis'' Duponchel, 1832 (aegean skipper) * '' Pyrgus nepalensis'' Higgins, 1984 * ''

Pyrgus onopordi The rosy grizzled skipper (''Pyrgus onopordi'') is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). Distribution and habitat This species can be found in central and southern Europe (Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain ...

'' (Rambur, 1839) (rosy grizzled skipper) * ''

Pyrgus pontica ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera ''Burnsius'' and '' ...

'' Reverdin, 1914 * ''

Pyrgus ruralis ''Pyrgus ruralis'', the two-banded checkered skipper, is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). It is found from southern British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains of SW Alberta, with populations south to central California, Nevada, ...

'' (Boisduval, 1852) (two-banded checkered skipper) * ''

Pyrgus scriptura ''Pyrgus scriptura'', the small checkered skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found from the Texas to Montana, southeastern Alberta, and southwestern Saskatchewan.Pyrgus serratulae The Olive Skipper (''Pyrgus serratulae'') is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). Description This is a relatively distinctive species by the standards of the genus, the upperside tending to be plainer than most of its congeners with o ...

'' (Rambur, 839 (olive skipper) * '' Pyrgus sidae'' (Esper, 1784) (yellow-banded skipper) * ''

Pyrgus speyeri ''Pyrgus speyeri '' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, a ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) * '' Pyrgus warrenensis'' (Verity, 1928) (warren's skipper) * ''

Pyrgus xanthus ''Pyrgus xanthus'', the mountain checkered skipper, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are genera ...

'' W. H. Edwards, 1878 (mountain checkered skipper)

References and external links

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Yellow-banded Skipper page

Moths and butterflies of Europe and North Africa

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