Checkered Skipper
 
Location: Crawling Valley Reservoir, AB
Date: Aug. 17, 2012		                
      Photo 2

Checkered Skipper - ventral
Common Name:  Checkered Skipper

Latin Name:  Pyrgus communis Grote 1872
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Wingspan:  25 - 30 mm

Range: Southern 1/3 of Alberta and the Peace River valley

Habitat: Prairie grassland and aspen parkland

Time of year seen: May to September  (Additional Sightings)

Caterpillar's Diet:  Mallow

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