Formerly placed in the genus Pyrgus, which is how it appears in current field guides, recent taxonomic research supports placing it in the genus Burnsius.
Tropical Checkered-Skippers (Burnsius oileus), female on top Collier Co., FL 25 Sep 2016 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) Collier Co., FL 25 Sep 2016 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) Collier Co., FL 25 Sep 2016 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) Collier Co., FL 31 Dec 2008 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) Collier Co., FL 10 Feb 2014 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) Big Cypress NWR, Collier Co., FL 28 Sep 2016 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) Dan's place, Hidalgo Co., TX 2 May 2018 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) Estero Llano Grande S.P., Hidalgo Co., TX 2 May 2018 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) National Butterfly Center, Hidalgo Co., TX 1 May 2018 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) National Butterfly Center, Hidalgo Co., TX 1 May 2018 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) Brazoria Co., TX 25 Mar 2018 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus) Brazoria Co., TX 25 Mar 2018 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus), male La Grulla, Starr Co., TX 17 Oct 2004 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus), female Sabal Palm, Cameron Co., TX 18 Oct 2004 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus), male Miami-Dade Co., FL 9 Aug 2003 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus), female Miami-Dade Co., FL 9 Aug 2003 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus), male Afluente (downslope from Abra Patricia), Peru 30 Sep 2003 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius oileus), female El Paraiso, Peru 26 Sep 2003 |
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