Common Name: Two-banded Checkered Skipper Latin Name:
Pyrgus ruralis (Boisduval, 1852)
(R.
Bercha, det., confirmed by N. Kondla)
Wingspan: 20 - 25 mm
Range: Southwest edge
of Alberta
Habitat: Mountainous areas
Time of year seen: May
to July
Caterpillar's Diet: Cinquefoil
Other: The Two-banded Checkered
Skipper is typically found on dry non-forested slopes and also along
stream-side clearings at low elevations in the mountains (Bird et al, 1995). |