Common Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered Skipper

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Occurrence	Hampshire County - migrant?
Abundance	Extremely rare to very rare
Flight Period	Mid-September to mid-October
Notes	Only three records in the last 35 years or so
Overwintering	Larva?
More info	Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website
More info	Butterflies of Massachusetts Website

Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 9/20/2003
Northampton
Female

Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 9/20/2003
Northampton
Male

Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 10/7/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Ovipositing Female

Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 8/25/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Mating

Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 8/25/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Mating

Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 9/21/2006
Northampton Community Gardens
Caterpillar

Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Barbara Spencer - 9/26/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Egg on Common Mallow

Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 9/2/2007
Northampton Community Gardens
Female

Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Common Checkered Skipper

Photo by Frank Model - 8/21/2006
Northampton Community Gardens
Male