Species
Burnsius communis (Common checkered-skipper)
Burnsius communis. Photo: (c) Kent C. Jensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Burnsius communis, the common checkered-skipper, formerly known as Pyrgus communis, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is known as the frequently seen Pyrginae species in the northern United States by collectors and watchers alike.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
- Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
- Family: Hesperiidae (Skippers)
- Subfamily: Pyrginae (Spread-wing skippers)
- Tribe: Pyrgini (Checkered-skippers, white-skippers, and allies)
- Genus: Burnsius (New world checkered-skippers)
- Complex: Burnsius communis (Common checkered-skipper and allies)
- Species: Burnsius communis (Common checkered-skipper)
- Complex: Burnsius communis (Common checkered-skipper and allies)
- Genus: Burnsius (New world checkered-skippers)
- Tribe: Pyrgini (Checkered-skippers, white-skippers, and allies)
- Subfamily: Pyrginae (Spread-wing skippers)
- Family: Hesperiidae (Skippers)
- Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
- Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Sightings
