''Pyrgus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

in the skippers

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

family,

Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera ''

Burnsius ''Burnsius'' is a genus of New World checkered-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Nick V. Grishin in 2019. As a result of a 2019 study of the genomes of 250 representative species of skippers, the genus ''Bu ...

'' and ''

Carterocephalus ''Carterocephalus'' is a Holarctic genus of skipperlings in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The wing colour is yellow, white, dark-brown and black with a variously spotted appearance. The hindwing upperside is dark with clear cut rounded light ...

''. They occur in the

Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...

with an additional group of species extending to the

Neotropic The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeogra ...

. In 2019, most of the species of ''Pyrgus'' found in the North, Central, or South America were moved to the genera ''

'', '' Chirgus'', and ''

Heliopetes ''Heliopetes'' is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Heliopetes'': : '' Heliopetes alana'' (Reakirt, 1868) (alana white-skipper) : '' Heliopetes americ ...

''. The remaining ''Pyrgus'' species found in the

New World The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas, and sometimes Oceania."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: ...

are ''Pyrgus centaureae'', ''ruralis'', ''scriptura'', and ''xanthus''.

Species

These species belong to the genus ''Pyrgus'': * '' Pyrgus accretus'' (Verity, 1925) * '' Pyrgus aladaghensis'' de Prins & van der Poorten, 1995 (aladag skipper) * '' Pyrgus alpinus'' Erschoff, 1874 * ''

Pyrgus alveus ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' (Hübner, 1803) (large grizzled skipper) * ''

Pyrgus andromedae ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' (Wallengren, 1853) (alpine grizzled skipper) * ''

Pyrgus armoricanus ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' (Oberthür, 1910) (oberthür's grizzled skipper) * ''

Pyrgus bieti ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' (Oberthür, 1886) * ''

Pyrgus bolkariensis ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' de Prins & van der Poorten, 1995 (bolkar skipper) * ''

Pyrgus cacaliae ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' (Rambur, 1839) (dusky grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus carlinae'' (Rambur, 1839) (carline skipper) * '' Pyrgus carthami'' (Hübner, 1813) (safflower skipper) * ''

Pyrgus centaureae ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' (Rambur, 1842) (northern grizzled skipper) * ''

Pyrgus centralitaliae ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and '' C ...

'' (Verity, 1920) * ''

Pyrgus chapmani ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' Warren, 1926 * ''

Pyrgus cinarae ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' (Rambur, 1839) (sandy grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus cirsii'' (Rambur, 1839) (cinquefoil skipper) * ''

Pyrgus foulquieri ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and '' C ...

'' (Oberthür, 1910) (foulquier's grizzled skipper) * ''

Pyrgus iliensis ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and ''Ca ...

'' (Reverdin, 1912) * ''

Pyrgus jupei ''Pyrgus jupei'', the Caucasian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Buchard Alberti in 1967. It is found in the Caucasus, Turkey and northern Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) a ...

'' (Alberti, 1967) (caucasian skipper) * '' Pyrgus maculatus'' Bremer & Grey, 1853 * ''

Pyrgus malvae ''Pyrgus malvae'', the grizzled skipper, is a butterfly species from the family Skipper (butterfly), Hesperiidae. It is a small skipper (butterfly) with a chequered pattern on its wings that appears to be black and white. This butterfly can be f ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus malvoides'' (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) (southern grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus melotis'' Duponchel, 1832 (aegean skipper) * '' Pyrgus nepalensis'' Higgins, 1984 * '' Pyrgus onopordi'' (Rambur, 1839) (rosy grizzled skipper) * '' Pyrgus picenus'' Verity, 1920 * '' Pyrgus pontica'' Reverdin, 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 xanthus'' W. H. Edwards, 1878 (mountain checkered skipper)

References and external links

Yellow-banded Skipper page

Moths and butterflies of Europe and North Africa

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