For other uses, seePyrgus (disambiguation).
Pyrgus is agenus in the skippersbutterfly family,Hesperiidae, known as thegrizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the generaBurnsius andCarterocephalus. They occur in theHolarctic with an additional group of species extending to theNeotropic.
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| Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Pyrgini |
| Genus: | Pyrgus Hübner, [1819] |
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In 2019, most of the species ofPyrgus found in the North, Central, or South America were moved to the generaBurnsius,Chirgus, andHeliopetes. The remainingPyrgus species found in theNew World arePyrgus centaureae,ruralis,scriptura, andxanthus.[1][2]
Species
editThese species belong to the genusPyrgus:[1][3][4][5][6]
- Pyrgus accretus(Verity, 1925)
- Pyrgus aladaghensisde Prins & van der Poorten, 1995 (aladag skipper)
- Pyrgus alpinusErschoff, 1874
- Pyrgus alveus(Hübner, 1803) (large grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus andromedae(Wallengren, 1853) (alpine grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus armoricanus(Oberthür, 1910) (oberthür's grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus bieti(Oberthür, 1886)
- Pyrgus bolkariensisde Prins & van der Poorten, 1995 (bolkar skipper)
- Pyrgus cacaliae(Rambur, 1839) (dusky grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus carlinae(Rambur, 1839) (carline skipper)
- Pyrgus carthami(Hübner, 1813) (safflower skipper)
- Pyrgus centaureae(Rambur, 1842) (northern grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus centralitaliae(Verity, 1920)
- Pyrgus chapmaniWarren, 1926
- Pyrgus cinarae(Rambur, 1839) (sandy grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus cirsii(Rambur, 1839) (cinquefoil skipper)
- Pyrgus foulquieri(Oberthür, 1910) (foulquier's grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus iliensis(Reverdin, 1912)
- Pyrgus jupei(Alberti, 1967) (caucasian skipper)
- Pyrgus maculatusBremer & Grey, 1853
- Pyrgus malvae(Linnaeus, 1758) (grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus malvoides(Elwes & Edwards, 1897) (southern grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus melotisDuponchel, 1832 (aegean skipper)
- Pyrgus nepalensisHiggins, 1984
- Pyrgus onopordi(Rambur, 1839) (rosy grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus picenusVerity, 1920
- Pyrgus ponticaReverdin, 1914
- Pyrgus ruralis(Boisduval, 1852) (two-banded checkered skipper)
- Pyrgus scriptura(Boisduval, 1852) (small checkered skipper)
- Pyrgus serratulae(Rambur, 1839) (olive skipper)
- Pyrgus sibirica(Reverdin, 1911)
- Pyrgus sidae(Esper, 1784) (yellow-banded skipper)
- Pyrgus speyeri(Staudinger, 1887)
- Pyrgus warrenensis(Verity, 1928) (warren's skipper)
- Pyrgus xanthusW. H. Edwards, 1878 (mountain checkered skipper)
References and external links
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- ^abLi, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; et al. (2019)."Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns".Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.116 (13):6232–6237.Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L.doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116.PMC 6442542.PMID 30877254.
- ^"Pyrgus genus Information".BugGuide.net. Retrieved2023-03-30.
- ^"Pyrgus".GBIF. Retrieved2021-09-30.
- ^Zhang, J; Cong, Q; Burns, JM; Grishin, NV (2022)."Checking the checkered taxonomy of Plötz's checkered skippers (Hesperiidae: Pyrgini)".Taxon Rep Int Lepid Surv.10 (5).doi:10.5281/zenodo.6510282.PMC 9076161.PMID 35530660.
- ^Pelham, Jonathan P. (2021).A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada (Report).
- ^Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Opler, Paul A.; et al. (2019)."Changes to North American butterfly names"(PDF).The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey.8 (2):1–12.ISSN 2643-4806.PMC 8570546.PMID 34746798.
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