Two-banded Checkered Skipper
 
Location: Eyrie Gap, Highwood River, AB
Date: Apr. 20, 2010		                
      Photo 3

Two-banded Checkered Skipper - ventral
Common Name:  Two-banded Checkered Skipper

Latin Name:  Pyrgus ruralis (Boisduval, 1852)
                        (N. Kondla, det.)

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). 
Photo courtesy N. Kondla ©2010.
         
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