Burnsius communis

Common checkered-skipper

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Burnsius
Species:
B. communis
Binomial name
Burnsius communis
(Grote, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872

Burnsius communis, the common checkered-skipper, formerly known as Pyrgus communis, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.[2] It is known as the frequently seen Pyrginae species in the northern United States by collectors and watchers alike.[3]

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Pyrgus communis Common Checkered-Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Species Burnsius communis - Common Checkered Skipper". Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Kenn; Eaton, Eric R. (2006). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 236–237. ISBN 978-0-618-15310-7.