Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Hesperioidea Hesperiidae Pyrginae

500x356 (~40Kb) Venezuela, Parai Tepui near Mount Roraima in the Gran Sabana, July 2002, Photo © Simon Coombes

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

• Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, [1813]) SEU, CEU, Asia Minor, S.Russia, C.Asia. See [maps] Ajedrezada Safflower Skipper Dunkelbrauner Dickopffalter Powszelatek chabrowiec

  • Papilio carthami Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]: pl. 143, f. 726, [720], 723; TL: S.Germany
    • = Pyrgus fritillarius; [H&R], 322
  • Papilio fritillarius Poda, 1761; Ins. Mus. Graecensis: 79

  • Pyrgus carthami; [BRU], 120; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE]
  • Pyrgus fritillarius; [H&R], 322; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 26; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

  Larva on Potentilla , P. pedata, P. neumanniana, P. argentea, Malva sylvestris, Althaea officinalis, A. hirsuta, Centaurea [BRU]

  • P. c. moeschleri Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

    • Pyrgus fritillarius moeschleri; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
• Pyrgus sidae (Esper, 1784) SEU, it, Balkans, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan. See [maps] Yellow-banded Skipper

  • Papilio sidae Esper, 1784; Die Schmett. Th. I, Bd. 2 (9): 178, pl. 90, f. 3; TL: Volga region, S. Russia
  • ?Hesperia sidae ab. hafneri Stauder, 1911; Boll. Soc. Adriat. 25: (?)

  • Pyrgus sidae; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 501; [H&R], 319; [BRU], 120; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]

  Larva on Malvaceae , Abutilon avicennae [H&R], Potentilla , P. pedata [BRU]

  • P. s. sidae

    • Pyrgus sidae sidae; [H&R], 319; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10
  • P. s. occidua (Verity, 1925) Apennines

    • Hesperia sidae r. occidentalis Verity, 1919; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 31: 27 (preocc. Pyrgus occidentalis Skinner, 1906, preocc. Hesperia serratulae var. occidentalis Lucas, 1910)
    • Hesperia sidae r. occidua Verity, 1925; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 37: 76 (repl. Hesperia sidae r. occidentalis Verity, 1919); TL: Tuscany

    • Pyrgus sidae occidua; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Pyrgus sidae occiduus; [H&R], 319
  • P. s. evansi (Alberti, 1957)

    • sidae evansi (Alberti, 1957) (Hesperia); Mitt. dt. ent. Ges. 16: 27; TL: Kopet-Dagh

    • Pyrgus sidae evansi; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
• Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853) EU. See [maps] Fjällvisslare Ajedrezada admirada Tunturikirjosiipi Alpine Grizzled Skipper

  • andromedae (Wallengren, 1853) (Hesperia); Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 10: 25; TL: Dalarne, Norway

  • Pyrgus andromedae; [SPRK]; [H&R], 322; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 25 (text); [BRU], 119; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Alchemilla glomerulans [SPRK], Malva [BRU]

• Pyrgus alpinus (Erschoff, 1874) Ghissar - W.China, N.India. See [maps]

  • Syrichthus alpina Erschoff, 1874; in Fedschenko, Travels in Turkestan. 2 (5): 24, pl. 2, f. 18; TL: Alai, Kichik-Alai Mts.

  • Pyrgus alpina; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 501; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Pyrgus alpinus; [BRU], 119; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [iNaturalist]
  • P. a. alpinus

    • Pyrgus alpinus alpinus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
  • P. a. alichurensis de Jong, 1975 S.Pamirs, E.Pamirs

    • alpinus alichurensis de Jong, 1975; Zool. Meded. Leiden 49 (1): 6

    • Pyrgus alpinus alichurensis; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
  • P. a. mustagatae Alberti, 1952 Chinese E.Pamirs

    • alpinus mustagatae Alberti, 1952; Zs. Lep. 2: 80; TL: Mt. Mustag-Ata

    • Pyrgus alpinus mustagatae; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
• Pyrgus darwazicus Grum-Grshimailo, 1890 Ghissar, Alai, Darvaz, W.Pamirs. See [maps]

  • Pyrgus alpina var. darwazica Grum-Grshimailo, 1890; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 502, pl. 21, f. 5; TL: Kara-Shura River near Pass Gardani-Kaftar, Tupcheck Plateau, Peter 1 Mts., Darvaz
  • Hesperia alpina var. subnurina Reverdin, 1933; Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 15 (12): 498

  • Pyrgus darwazica; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Pyrgus darwazicus; [BRU], 119; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
  • P. d. distinctus de Jong, 1979 W.Pamirs

    • darwazicus distinctus de Jong, 1979; Zool. Meded. 54 (4): 64, 66; TL: W.Pamirs

    • Pyrgus darwazica distinctus; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Pyrgus darwazicus distinctus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
  • P. d. celsimontius Kauffmann, 1952 SW.Pamirs, Badahsan, NE.Afghanistan

    • darwazicus celsimontius Kauffmann, 1952; Zs. Lep. 2 (1): 85
    • ?alpina celsimontia Alberti, 1952; Zs. Lep. 2 (1): 85; TL: Badakshan

    • Pyrgus darwazicus celsimontius; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
• Pyrgus cashmirensis Moore, 1874 Tajikistan, NE.Afghanistan, N.Pakistan, N.India. See [maps]

  • Pyrgus cashmirensis Moore, 1874; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (1): 274, pl. 43, f. 7; TL: Kashmir, India

  • Pyrgus cashmirensis lilliput; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus cashmirensis; [BRU], 120; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • P. c. pumilus de Jong, 1979 Ghissar, Alai, Darvaz, Pamirs

    • cashmirensis pumilus de Jong, 1979; Zool. Meded. 54 (4): 71

    • Pyrgus cashmirensis pumilus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • P. c. pseudoalpinus Alberti, 1952 NE.Afghanistan, Pakistan

    • cashmirensis pseudoalpinus Alberti, 1952; Zs. Lep. 2: 85

    • Pyrgus alpina pseudoalpinus;
• Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839) Alps, Bulgaria, Carpathians, Pyrenees. See [maps] Dusky Grizzled Skipper Ajedrezada oscura

  • Hesperia cacaliae Rambur, 1839; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (4): pl. 8, f. 6-7

  • Pyrgus cacaliae prosensis; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus cacaliae; [H&R], 323; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 25 (text); [Otakar Kudrna]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE]

  Larva on Tussilago farfara [H&R]

• Pyrgus centaureae (Rambur, 1839) N.Scandinavia, Arctic Russia, Altai, AN, Canada. See [maps] Klintvisslare Alpine Checkered Skipper Suokirjosiipi Hjortronvisslare Grizzled Skipper Northern Grizzled Skipper

  • Hesperia centaureae Rambur, 1839; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (5): 315 (1840), 2 (4): pl. 8, f. 10; TL: "Dalecarlie", Norway
  • Hesperia centaureae ab. fasciata Lingonblad, 1944; Notulae Ent. 24 (1-2) (1-2): 56; TL: Finland, Hetta
  • Hesperia centaureae f. loc. grisea Lingonblad, 1947; Notulae Ent. 26 (3-4): 70; TL: Finland, Muonio

  • Hesperia centaureae; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 61
  • Pyrgus centaureae schoyeni; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus centaureae; [SPRK]; [H&R], 323; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 25; [BRU], 118; [NACL], #3962; [NAB], 759; [BOC], 56; [Opler]; [Otakar Kudrna]; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 61; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA] ; [SVF]

  400x533 (~62Kb) upperside An alpine meadow, at 2200 m above sea level, on the eastern spurs of the Katunskiy Mt. Range, the valley of the Argem (Direntai) stream, Central Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 14th July, 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  800x533 (~100Kb) underside An alpine meadow, at 2200 m above sea level, on the eastern spurs of the Katunskiy Mt. Range, the valley of the Argem (Direntai) stream, Central Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 14th July, 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  Larva on Rubus chamaemorus [H&R], Fragaria , Potentilla [BRU]

  • P. c. centaureae

    • Pyrgus centaureae centaureae; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10
  • P. c. freija (Warren, 1924) Canada

    • Pyrgus freija Warren, 1924; Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond.: 56-57; TL: "Labrador"
    • fasciata Warren, 1926

    • Pyrgus centaureae freija; [NACL], #3962a; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
    • Pyrgus wyandot freija; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • P. c. wyandot (Edwards, 1863)

    • Pyrgus centaureae wyandot; [NACL], #3962b; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
    • Pyrgus wyandot; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • P. c. loki Evans, 1953 Colorado

    • Pyrgus centaureae loki Evans, 1953; ; TL: Long's Peak, Colorado

    • Pyrgus centaureae loki; [NACL], #3962c; [BOC], 56; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • P. c. kurenzovi Korshunov, 1995

    • centaureae kurenzovi Korshunov, 1995; (repl. sibirica Kurentzov, 1970)
    • sibirica Kurentzov, 1970; (preocc.)

    • Pyrgus centaureae kurenzovi; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10
  • P. c. dzekh Gorbunov, 2007 Chukotka, Alaska

    • Pyrgus centaureae dzekh; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2021, Taxonomic Rep. 9 (3): 48 (note); [P&N23]; [BOA]
• Pyrgus sibirica (Reverdin, 1911) Altai, Sayan. See [maps]

  • Hesperia sibirica Reverdin, 1911; Bull. Soc. Lépid. Genève 2 (2): 78, pl. 11, f. 13-14, pl. 13, f. 6; TL: Altai

  • Pyrgus sibirica; [BRU], 118; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 61; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  777x651 (~76Kb) An alpine meadow in the valley of the Chikty Rivulet, 2500 m above sea level, the southern principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 15th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  1000x1000 (~241Kb) upperside Russia, Siberia, border of Khakass and Tyva Republics, the West Sayans, Sayanskii Pass through the Sailyg-Khem-Taiga mt. range, 51°42' N 89°52' E, alt. 2300 m, mountain tundras and stony screes 7/VII 2000, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  • P. s. chapmani (Warren, 1926) Sayan

    • sibirica chapmani (Warren, 1926) (Hesperia); Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 74 (1): 41

    • Pyrgus chapmani; ; [iNaturalist] ; [SZMN]
    • Pyrgus sibirica chapmani; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10
• Pyrgus maculatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853) S.Siberia (Altai - Ussuri), Japan. See [maps]

  • Syrichtus maculatus Bremer & Grey, 1853; in Motschulsky, Etud. Ent. 1: 61; TL: Beijing, China
  • zona Mabille, 1875
  • albistriga Mabille, 1876
  • Pyrgus sinicus Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19 (109): 96

  • Pyrgus maculatus; [BRU], 117; [MRS], 716; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; [RFEL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Pyrgys maculata; [BOW]: pl. 208, f. 29 (text)
  • Pyrgys maculatus; Kudrna, 1974, Atalanta 5: 116

  Larva on Spiraea , S. ussuriensis, S. media, Potentilla freyniana [BRU]

  • P. m. bocki (Oberthür)

    • Pyrgus maculatus bocki; [MRS], 716; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • P. m. thibetanus (Oberthür) W.China

    • Pyrgus maculatus thibetanus; [MRS], 716; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Pyrgus thibetanus; [BOW]: pl. 208, f. 29
• Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758) EU, Asia Minor, Amurland, Mongolia, Japan. See [maps] Ajedrezada menor Le Tacheté Kattostvisslare Grizzled Skipper Powszelatek malwowiec Mansikkakirjosiipi Malvendickkopf

  • Papilio malvae Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 485; TL: "Ålandinseln", Finland
  • Papilio fritillum [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 159
  • Papilio malvae var. minor Esper, 1779; Die Schmett. Th. I, Bd. 1 (9): 345, (6): pl. 36, f. 5
  • Papilio sao Bergsträsser, [1779]; Nomen. Ins. 2: 67, pl. 40, f. 8-9
  • Papilio althaeae Esper, 1783; Die Schmett. Th. I, Bd. 2 (7): 149
  • fritillum Fabricius, 1787
  • Papilio alveolus Hübner, [1800-1803]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]: pl. 92, f. 466-467
  • ?Hesperia fritillum ab. castanea Agenjo, 1934; Eos 9 (1-2): 316
  • ?Hesperia fritillum ab. supralutea Agenjo, 1934; Eos 9 (1-2): 317, pl. 18, f. 9

  • Pyrgus malvae coreanus; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus malvae unomasahiroi; [iNaturalist]
  • Pyrgus malvae; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 502; ::SPRK; [H&R], 312; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 27; [BRU], 117; [MRS], 716; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 61; [RFEL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]

  500x535 (~36Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 8.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	568x442 (~44Kb) upperside France, Bretagne (Brittany), Bois De Lorge, 9 July 1997, Photo © Simon Coombes	750x515 (~43Kb) ♂ upperside Järvenpää 670:39, 24.6.1976, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen
  833x559 (~106Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 4.6.2011 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	500x304 (~19Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 23.6.1996, Photo © Markku Savela

  Larva on Rosaceae , Agrimonia eupatoria, Alchemilla sp., Potentilla anserina, P. palustris, Filipendula ulmaria, Fragaria vesca, Rubus idaeus, R. saxatilis ::SPRK, Potentilla , Fragaria , Malva , Agrimonia [H&R]

  • P. m. malvae

    • Pyrgus malvae malvae; [H&R], 312; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; [iNaturalist]
  • P. m. kauffmanni (Alberti, 1955) Ussuri

    • malvae kauffmanni (Alberti, 1955) (Hesperia); Zs. Wiener ent. Ges. 40: (43-46)

    • Pyrgus malvae kauffmanni; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • P. m. anubis Korb, 2000 Kirghizia

    • malvae anubis Korb, 2000; Alexanor 21 (2): 85

    • Pyrgus malvae anubis; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10
• Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) SEU. See [maps]

  • Hesperia malvoides Elwes & Edwards, 1897; Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14 (4): 156, 160

  • Pyrgus malvae malvoides; [H&R], 312
  • Pyrgus malvoides; [Otakar Kudrna]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE]
• Pyrgus melotis (Duponchel, [1834]) Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Greece, Middle East. See [maps]

  • Hesperia melotis Duponchel, [1834]; in Godart, Hist. nat. Lépid. Fr. (Suppl.) 1: 257, pl. 42, f. 1-2; TL: Milos Island, Greece

  • Pyrgus melotis; [BRU], 118; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Rubus [BRU]

  • P. m. ponticus (Reverdin, 1914) Caucasus, Transcaucasia

    • melotis ponticus (Reverdin, 1914) (Hesperia)

    • Pyrgus melotis ponticus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
    • Pyrgus pontica; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839) SEU, CEU, Asia Minor, Iran, Lebanon, S.Siberia, Mongolia, NE.China. See [maps] Powszelatek sierpikowiec Olive Skipper Ajedrezada verdosa Ängsskärevisslare

  • Hesperia serratulae Rambur, 1839; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (5): 318, 2 (4): pl. 8, f. 9; TL: Andalusia, Spain
  • Hesperia serratulae var. occidentalis Lucas, 1910; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1910: 62 (preocc. Pyrgus occidentalis Skinner, 1906)

  • Pyrgus serratulae alveoides; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus serratulae caecus; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus serratulae grisescens; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus serratulae kotschi; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus serratulae; [H&R], 316; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 29; [BRU], 121; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]

  800x735 (~118Kb) ♂ underside Russia, Central Siberia, South Tuva, the Shivilig-Khem River, an edge of a riparian poplar grove, 12th July 1990, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  700x549 (~59Kb) upperside A meadow in the Chernyi Anui valley at the Denisova Peshchera stationaty, the western Altai Mts., Soloneshnikovo District, Altaiskii Krai Province, West Siberia, Russia. 7th July 1999, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  1073x916 (~258Kb) upperside A long-fallow land on the Akkem River right bank terrace at the Oroktoi Brook mouth, Katunskii Range southern foot, Central [Russian] Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 6th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  Larva on Potentilla , Alchemilla [H&R]

  • P. s. serratulae

    • Pyrgus serratulae serratulae; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
  • P. s. balcanica (Warren, 1926) Balkans

    • Hesperia serratulae balcanica Warren, 1926; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 74 (1): 97; TL: "Montenegro in neighbourhood of Cetinje"

    • balcanica; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 7
  • P. s. gricescens Alberti, 1970 Caucasus (high mountains)
  • P. s. major (Staudinger, 1879) Transcaucasia

    • serratulae major (Staudinger, 1879) (Syrichtus); Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 15 (2-3): 292

    • Pyrgus serratulae major; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [iNaturalist]
  • P. s. uralensis (Warren, 1926) SE.Europe, S.Urals, Kazakhstan

    • Hesperia serratulae uralensis Warren, 1926; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 74 (1): 98, pl. 29, f. 1-6
      • = Pyrgus serratulae serratulae; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11

    • Pyrgus serratulae uralensis; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 61; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • P. s. grisecens (Alberti, 1969)

    • serratulae grisecens (Alberti, 1969) (Hesperia); Faunist. Abh. 2: 141

    • Pyrgus serratulae grisecens; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
  • P. s. shukshini Korshunov & Ivonin, 1996 Altai, Sayan

    • albertianus Korb, 1997
      • = ; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11

    • Pyrgus serratulae shukshini; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [SZMN]

    533x400 (~63Kb) underside A southern steppefied slope of the mountain on the Chuya River right bank between the villages Kurai and Chagan-Uzun, Altai Mts., West SIberia, Russia. 7th July 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

• Pyrgus onopordi (Rambur, 1840) SWEU, Morocco (Middle Atlas, High Atlas), Algeria. See [maps] Ajedrezada Bigornia Rosy Grizzled Skipper

  • Hesperia onopordi Rambur, 1840; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (5): 319, 2 (4): pl. 8, f. 13, P; TL: Spain
  • Hesperia onopordi venusta Verity, 1925; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 37: 73; TL: Sebdou (Algeria)
  • Hesperia onopordi f. nigrosatura Verity, 1925; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 37: 73; TL: Fez (Morocco)

  • Pyrgus onopordi; [H&R], 318; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 28; [BMAT]: 91, pl. 30, f. 23-28; [Otakar Kudrna]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE]

  Larva on Malope malacoides [BMAT]

• Pyrgus carlinae (Rambur, 1839) Alps. See [maps] Carline Skipper

  • Hesperia carlinae Rambur, 1839; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (4): pl. 8; TL: Alps

  • Pyrgus carlinae cottiana; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus carlinae ochroides; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus carlinae; [H&R], 317; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 29 (text); [Otakar Kudrna]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE]

  Larva on Potentilla verna [H&R]

• Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839) WEU. See [maps] Ajedrezada tórrida Cinquefoil Skipper

  • Hesperia cirsii Rambur, 1839; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (4): pl. 8
  • Hesperia cirsii fabressei de Sagarra, 1925; Butll. Inst. catal. Hist. nat. (2) 5 (9): 272; TL: Albarracin (Aragó)

  • Pyrgus carlinae cirsii; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus cirsii; [H&R], 317; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 28 (text); [Otakar Kudrna]; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE]

  Larva on Potentilla verna [H&R]

• Pyrgus cinarae (Rambur, 1839) SEU, S.Russia, S.Balkans, Turkestan. See [maps] Sandy Grizzled Skipper

  • Hesperia cinarae Rambur, 1839; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (4): pl. 8, f. 4-5; TL: Sarepta
  • cynarae Boisduval, 1840
  • ?Hesperia cinarae ab. bigornia Agenjo, 1934; Eos 9 (1-2): 318, pl. 18, f. 10

  • Pyrgus cinarae; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 24 (text); [H&R], 318; [BRU], 121; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 10; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]
• Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910) Morocco, Algeria, CEU, SEU, Asia Minor, Iran, Lebanon. See [maps] Ajedrezaoa yunque Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper Powszelatek armorykański Fransk Blomvisslare

  • Syrichthus[?] armoricanus Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4: 411, pl. 57, f. 509-520; TL: Rennes, France

  • Pyrgus armoricanus alboreducta; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus armoricanus corsicus; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus armoricanus disjuncta; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus armoricanus fulvoinspersa; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus armoricanus; [H&R], 315; [BRU], 122; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Fragaria vesca, Potentilla gelida, P. pedata, P. reptans [BRU]

  • P. a. armoricanus

    • Pyrgus armoricanus armoricanus; [H&R], 315
  • P. a. maroccanus Picard, 1950 Morocco (Middle Atlas), Algeria

    • Pyrgus armoricanus maroccanus Picard, 1950; Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 28: 121-122; TL: Ifrane (Morocco)

    • Pyrgus armoricanus maroccanus; [H&R], 315; [BMAT]: 91, pl. 30, f. 20-22
  • P. a. persicus (Reverdin, 1913)

    • armoricanus persicus (Reverdin, 1913) (Hesperia); Bull. Soc. Lép. Genève, 2 (4): 218

    • Pyrgus armoricanus persica; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Pyrgus armoricanus persicus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
• Pyrgus alveus Hübner, [1803] NAF, EU, tr, Caucasus, Altai, Siberia. See [maps] Powszelatek alweus Le Plain-Chant Kattunvisslare Ajedrezada serrana Tumma kirjosiipi Large Grizzled Skipper

  • Pyrgus alveus Hübner, [1803]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]: 70, pl. 92, f. 461-463; TL: S.Germany

  • Pyrgus alveus ballatae; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus alveus centralhispaniae; [iNaturalist]
  • Pyrgus alveus; [SPRK]; [H&R], 313; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 24; [BRU], 122; [MRS], 716; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]

  500x345 (~82Kb) upperside Haldon woods, Devon, UK 21/05/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	463x300 (~23Kb) ♂ underside On Achillea miliefolia No 6270 Alternating open larch forest and forb meadow on the southern principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets , 2100 m alt., the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 13th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	499x400 (~27Kb) upperside The Malyi Il'gumen' River bank at the village Khabarovka, 1800 m alt., Ongudai District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 8th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
  1281x1138 (~220Kb) upperside Russia, Central Siberia, Tyva Republic (Tuva), Chaa-Khol' Kozhuun, the Khan-Deer cluster of the Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina Nature Reserve, the Khemchik River lower reaches at the Idig-Khonchu cordone, the right bank, 620 m above sea level, 1st July 2004, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	603x830 (~74Kb) underside On Dianthus versicolor. Russia, Central Siberia, Tyva Republic (Tuva), Chaa-Khol' Kozhuun, the Khan-Deer cluster of the Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina Nature Reserve, the Khemchik River lower reaches at the Idig-Khonchu cordone, the right bank, 620 m above sea level, 1st July 2004, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1176x755 (~307Kb) ♂ Congregation of males of wet ground on the river bank. Russia, Central Siberia, Tyva Republic (Tuva), Chaa-Khol' Kozhuun, the Khan-Deer cluster of the Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina Nature Reserve, the Khemchik River lower reaches at the Idig-Khonchu cordone, the right bank, 620 m above sea level, 1st July 2004, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  Larva on Agrimonia , Polygala , Potentilla [SPRK]

  • P. a. alveus

    • Pyrgus alveus alveus; [H&R], 313; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [iNaturalist]
  • P. a. sifanicus Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 Central Asia

    • Pyrgus alveus var. sifanicus Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4): 459

    • Pyrgus alveus sifanicus; [MRS], 716; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 61; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • P. a. scandinavicus (Strand, 1903) Fennoscandia

    • Hesperia alveus v. scandinavicus Strand, 1903; Archiv for Math. Natur. 25 (9): 6
    • Syrichthus alveus ballotae Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4: 404; TL: Dowre, Norway
      • = ; [H&R], 314

    • Pyrgus alveus scandinavicus; [H&R], 314
  • P. a. numida (Oberthür, 1910) Morocco (Middle Atlas), Algeria

    • Syrichthus alveus numida Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4: 404, pl. 55, f. 484-486; TL: Lambessa (Algeria)
    • Syrichtus numida ab. scabellata Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10: 416; TL: Lambessa (Algeria)

    • Pyrgus alveus numida; [BMAT]: 91, pl. 30, f. 16-19; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Pyrgus alveus numidus; [H&R], 314
    • Pyrgus numida; [LEPIFORUM]

    Larva on Helianthemum croceum [BMAT]

  • P. a. alticola (Rebel, 1910)

    • alveus alticola (Rebel, 1910) (Hesperia); in Berge, Schmetterlingsbuch (edn 9): 84

    • Pyrgus alveus alticola; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Pyrgus alveus alticolus; [H&R], 314
  • P. a. iliensis (Reverdin, 1912) Dzhungarsky Alatau, Tian-Shan

    • alveus iliensis (Reverdin, 1912) (Hesperia); Bull. Soc. Lép. Genève 2 (3): 155

    • Pyrgus alveus iliensis; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
    • Pyrgus iliensis colurnus; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Pyrgus iliensis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

    533x400 (~63Kb) underside A southern steppefied slope of the mountain on the Chuya River right bank between the villages Kurai and Chagan-Uzun, Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 7th July 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  • P. a. reverdini (Oberthür, 1912) Ta-tsien-lou, Sichuan

    • Pyrgus alveus reverdini; [MRS], 716; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • P. a. schansiensis (Reverdin, 1915) NE.China, S.Amur, Ussuri

    • alveus schansiensis (Reverdin, 1915) (Hesperia); Bull. Soc. Lép. Genève 3: 109

    • Pyrgus schansiensis; [RFEL]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • P. a. centralitaliae (Verity, 1920)

    • Pyrgus alveus centralitaliae; [H&R], 313; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Pyrgus centralitaliae; [iNaturalist]
  • P. a. accretus (Verity, 1925)

    • Pyrgus accreta; [LEPIFORUM]
    • Pyrgus accretus; [Otakar Kudrna]; [iNaturalist] ; [MBE]
  • P. a. trebevicensis (Warren, 1926)
  • P. a. caucasicus Picard, 1949

    • alveus caucasicus Picard, 1949; 57

    • Pyrgus alveus caucasicus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
• Pyrgus speyeri (Staudinger, 1887) Sayan, Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri. See [maps]

  • Syrichtus speyeri Staudinger, 1887; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 3: 153, pl. 8, f. 5a-b; TL: S.Amur and Ussuri

  • Pyrgus alveus speyeri; [MRS], 716; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus speyeri; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 29 (text); [BRU], 123; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [RFEL]; [iNaturalist]

  533x400 (~35Kb) upperside A forb meadow on a SE slope 12 km SE of the village Gazimurskii Zavod, Gazimurskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 24th July 1997, on Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willd. , Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1000x1000 (~141Kb) ♂ underside The Onon River bank 7 km upstream of village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, SE Transbaikalia, 30th June 1995, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	800x800 (~130Kb) ♂ underside The Onon River bank 7 km upstream of village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, SE Transbaikalia, 30th June 1995 (on Scabiosa comosa), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
  600x600 (~77Kb) upperside an open pine forest on the Onon River right bank terrace floodland, 5 km upstream of village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, Chita Province, 17th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

• Pyrgus jupei (Alberti, 1967) Caucasus, Turkey, N.Iran. See [maps]

  • Hesperia[?] jupei Alberti, 1967; Dt. Ent. Z., 14: 465, pl. 1, f. 1b-c; TL: "Zentral-Kaukasus, Kazbegi am Gergeti-Gletscher, 2600 m"

  • Hesperia jupei; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus jupei; [BRU], 123; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • P. j. jupei

    • Pyrgus jupei jupei; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
  • P. j. centralasiae Renner, 1991

    • jupei centralasiae Renner, 1991; Neue Ent. Nachr. 28: 91

    • Pyrgus jupei centralasiae; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 11
• Pyrgus bellieri (Oberthür, 1910) SWEU, it. See [maps] Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper Ajedrezada viril

  • Syrichthus alveus bellieri Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4: 404
  • Syrichthus alveus foulquieri Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4: 404

  • Pyrgus bellieri foulquieri; [LepIndex]
  • Pyrgus bellieri; [Otakar Kudrna]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [MBE]
  • Pyrgus foulquieri; [H&R], 316; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • P. b. picena (Verity, 1920) Italy

    • Hesperia foulquieri r. picena Verity, 1920; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 32: 4

    • Pyrgus bellieri picena; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Pyrgus foulquieri picenus; [H&R], 316
    • Pyrgus picenus; [iNaturalist]
• Pyrgus warrenensis (Verity, 1928) Alps?

  • Pyrgus warrenensis; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE]
• Pyrgus ruralis (Boisduval, 1852) S.British Columbia - California, Nevada, Colorado. See [maps] Two-banded Checkered Skipper

  • ruralis Boisduval, 1852; ; TL: N. Fk. Feather River Cyn, Plumas Co., California
  • caespitalis Boisduval, 1852; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 (2): 312
  • ricara Edwards, 1865
  • petreius Edwards, 1870

  • Hesperia caespitalis; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 61
  • Pyrgus caespitalis; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 40 (text)
  • Pyrgus ruralis; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 41; [NACL], #3963; [NAB], 760; [BOC], 57; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Horkelia , Potentilla [NAB], Potentilla , Fragaria , Geum macrophyllum? [BOC]

  • P. r. ruralis

    • Pyrgus ruralis ruralis; [BOC], 57; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • P. r. lagunae Scott, 1981

    • Pyrgus ruralis lagunae; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Pyrgus xanthus Edwards, 1878 S.Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona. See [maps] Mountain Checkered Skipper Southern Checkered Skipper

  • Pyrgus xanthus Edwards, 1878; Field & Forest 3: 142
  • mcdunnoughi Oberthür, 1913
  • macdunnoughi dos Passos, 1964; (emend.)

  • Pyrgus ruralis macdunnoughi; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus xanthus; [NACL], #3964; [NAB], 761; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
• Pyrgus scriptura (Boisduval, 1852) Colorado - Mexico, California, Arizona, Montana. See [maps] Small Checkered Skipper

  • Syrichtus scriptura Boisduval, 1852; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 (2): 312; TL: Sacramento

  • Hesperia scriptura; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 61
  • Pyrgus scriptura; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 42; [NACL], #3965; [NAB], 762; [BOC], 57 (note); [NL4A], #991; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Sida hederacea, Sphaeralcea coccinea [NAB]

  • P. s. scriptura California

    • Pyrgus scriptura scriptura; [NL4A], #991a; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
    • Syrichtus scripura; Emmel et al., 1998, (missp.)
  • P. s. apertorum Austin, 1998 Mexico

    • Pyrgus scriptura apertorum; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Pyrgus communis (Grote, 1872) S.Canada, USA, Mexico. See [maps] Common Checkered Skipper

  • Syricthus[sic] communis Grote, 1872; ; TL: central Alabama

  • Pyrgus communis; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 40; [NACL], #3966; [NAB], 762; [BOC], 58; [NL4A], #982; [Opler]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

  1200x1467 (~238Kb) upperside USA: Slide Rock State Park (north of Sedona), Coconico Co, Arizona, 11.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

  550x659 (~73Kb) upperside USA: Colorado, Aurora, Plains Conservation Center, 24.7.2012, Photo © Markku Savela

  550x674 (~53Kb) underside USA: Colorado, Aurora, Plains Conservation Center, 24.7.2012, Photo © Markku Savela

  Larva on Malvaceae [NACL], Malva rotundifolia, M. neglecta, Sida hederacea, Sphaeralcea munroana [BOC]

  • P. c. communis Alabama, California, Missouri, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Mexico

    • Hesperia tessellata Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 83 (preocc. Hewitson, 1866); TL: USA(California/Missouri/Texas/Alabama/Florida/Iowa/Maryland/Pennsylvania)
      • = ; [NL4A], #982a
    • Hesperia albovittata Grote, 1874; (nom. nud.)
      • = ; [NL4A], #982a
    • Pyrgus insolatrix Plötz, 1884; Mitt. nat. Ver. Neu-Pomm. 15: 4; TL: Mexico
      • = ; [NL4A], #982a
    • Pyrgus (Syrichthus[sic]) varus Plötz, 1884; Mitt. nat. Ver. Neu-Pomm. 15: 20; TL: Mexico
      • = ; [NL4A], #982a
    • Urbanus tesselata var. occidentalis ab. skinneri Gunder, 1927; ; TL: USA(California)
      • = ; [NL4A], #982a

    • Erynnis isolatrix; Hayward, 1933, (missp.)
    • Hesperia tessellata; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 61
    • Pyrgus communais; Greenwood, 1971, (missp.)
    • Pyrgus communis communis; [NL4A], #982a
    • Pyrgus comunis; Gibson & Carillo, 1959, (missp.)
    • Pyrgus tesselata; Wright, 1883, (missp.)
    • Pyrgus tessellata; [iNaturalist]
  • P. c. adepta Plötz, 1884 Mexico, .?., Colombia

    • Pyrgus adepta Plötz, 1884; ; TL: Colombia
    • Pyrgus (Scelothrix[sic]) dion Plötz, 1884
      • = ; [NL4A], #982b
    • Pyrgus (Syrichthus[sic]) lycurgus Plötz, 1884; Mitt. nat. Ver. Neu-Pomm. 15: 18; TL: C. Amer.
      • = ; [NL4A], #982b
    • notata ab. scabellata (Reverdin, 1921) (Hesperia); ; TL: ?
      • = ; [NL4A], #982b

    • Pyrgus communis adepta; [NL4A], #982b
    • Pyrgus lycurgus; [iNaturalist]
  • P. c. titicaca (Reverdin, 1921)

    • communis titicaca (Reverdin, 1921) (Hesperia)

    • Pyrgus communis titicaca; [NL4A], #982d
  • P. c. chloe Evans, 1942 Peru

    • Pyrgus communis chloe Evans, 1942; ; TL: Peru

    • Pyrgus chloe;
    • Pyrgus communis chloe; [NL4A], #982c; Benyamini, Ugarte, Shapiro, Mielke, Pyrcz & Bálint, 2014, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 63: 20 (list)
• Pyrgus orcynoides (Giacomelli, 1928) Argentina. See [maps]

  • Hydraenomia orcynoides Giacomelli, 1928; ; TL: Argentina
  • Hesperia notatus f. enigmatica Giacomelli, 1930; ; TL: Argentina
    • = ; [NL4A], #989

  • Pyrgus communis orcynoides;
  • Pyrgus orcynoides; [NL4A], #989; [LEPIFORUM]
• Pyrgus albescens Plötz, 1884 S.California, Texas, Arizona, Mexico. See [maps] White Checkered Skipper

  • Pyrgus albescens Plötz, 1884; Mitt. nat. Ver. Neu-Pomm. 15: 4; TL: Mexico
  • Pyrgus occidentalis Skinner, 1906; Ent. News 17 (3): 96; TL: USA(Texas/Arizona)
    • = ; [NL4A], #978

  • Pyrgus albescens; [NACL], #3967; [NAB], 764; [NL4A], #978; [Opler]
  • Pyrgus communis albescens;

  Larva on Malvaceae [NAB]

• Pyrgus oileus (Linnaeus, 1767) Florida, S.Texas, CA, SA. See [maps] Tropical Checkered Skipper

  • Papilio oileus Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): 795, no. 269; TL: "Algeria"
  • Pyrgus montivagus Reakirt, [1867]; Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 18 (4): 334; TL: Colorado, Rocky Mountains; Mexico, Veracruz
    • = ; [NL4A], #987
  • Pyrgus (Scelothrix[sic]) adjutrix Plötz, 1884; ; TL: Mexico
    • = ; [NL4A], #987
  • Hesperia syrichtus var. fumosa Reverdin, 1919; ; TL: Mexico(Veracruz),Jamaica,USA(Florida/Arizona)
    • = ; [NL4A], #987

  • Hesperia fumata[sic, fumosa?]; Reverdin, 1921
  • Hesperia montivaga; Godman & Salvin, [1899], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 450, 3: pl. 90, f. 28-30
  • Hesperia montivago[sic, montivagus]; Randolph, 1922
  • Hesperia montivagus; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 61
  • Pyrgus ajutrix[sic, adjutrix]; Miller & Brown, 1983
  • Pyrgus montivagus; [iNaturalist]
  • Pyrgus oieus; Ménétriés, 1855, (missp.)
  • Pyrgus oileus; [NACL], #3968; [NAB], 764; [NL4A], #987; [Opler]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus oilius[sic, oileus]; Kendall & Freeman, 1963
  • Pyrgus oilus; Hübner, [1819], (missp.)

  Larva on Sida , Malva , Abutilon , Althaea [NAB]

  • P. o. syrichtus (Fabricius, 1775) C.America, Florida, Antilles

    • Papilio syrichtus Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 534; TL: America
      • = Pyrgus oileus; [NL4A], #987

    • Antigonus syrichthus; Butler, 1870, (missp.)
    • Herperia[sic] syrithtus; Woodworth, 1913, (missp.)
    • Hesperia syrichtos; Cardoso, 1949, (missp.)
    • Hesperia syrichtus; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 62; Godman & Salvin, [1899], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 449, 3: pl. 90, f. 27
    • Hesperia syricthus; Gundlach, 1881, (missp.)
    • Hesperia sysichtus; Giacomelli, 1923, (missp.)
    • Pyrgus syrechtus; Druce, 1876, (missp.)
    • Pyrgus syrichtus; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 43; [iNaturalist]
    • Pyrgus syrictus; Williams & Bell, 1930, (missp.)
• Pyrgus orcus (Stoll, [1780]) Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil(Mato Grosso, Pará), Martinique, Trinidad, Cuba. See [maps]

  • Papilio orcus Stoll, [1780]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): pl. 334, f. I, K, L; TL: Surinam
  • Papilio tartarus Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]: pl. 142, f. 716-717
    • = ; [NL4A], #988
  • Syrichthus[sic] cenchreus Hewitson, 1878; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 1 (4): 346; TL: Brazil, Pará
    • = ; [NL4A], #988
  • Hesperia syrichtides Reverdin, 1919; ; TL: Mexico; Cuba; Costa Rica; Panama; Venezuela; Guyana; Peru; Brazil; Ecuador; Martinique; Trinidad
    • = ; [NL4A], #988

  • Pyrgus oileus orcus; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (3): 163
  • Pyrgus orcus; [NL4A], #988; Benyamini, Ugarte, Shapiro, Mielke, Pyrcz & Bálint, 2014, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 63: 21 (list); [LEPIFORUM]
  • Pyrgus oreus; Peña & Ugarte, 1997, (missp.)
• Pyrgus philetas Edwards, 1881 S.New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, Mexico. See [maps] Desert Checkered Skipper

  • Pyrgus philetas Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (4): 46; TL: USA(Texas)

  • Hesperia philetas; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 61
  • Pyrgus philetas; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 43 (text); [NACL], #3969; [NAB], 765; [NL4A], #990; [Opler]
  • Pyrgus philletas; Díaz, 1991, (missp.)

• Pyrgus barrosi Ureta, 1956 Chile. See [maps]

  • Pyrgus barrosi Ureta, 1956; ; TL: Chile

  • Pyrgus barrosi; [NL4A], #979; Benyamini, Ugarte, Shapiro, Mielke, Pyrcz & Bálint, 2014, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 63: 20 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
• Pyrgus bocchoris (Hewitson, 1874) -. See [maps]

  • Syrichtus bocchoris Hewitson, 1874; Bolivian Butts Buckley: 22; TL: Bolivia

  • Pyrgus bocchoris; [NL4A], #980; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • P. b. bocchoris Bolivia, Argentina

    • Hesperia emma Staudinger, 1894; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 7 (1): 83, pl. 2, f. 10; TL: Bolivia
      • = ; [NL4A], #980a
    • Erynnis emma f. seminigra Hayward, 1933; ; TL: Argentina
      • = ; [NL4A], #980a

    • Hesperia baccharis; Giacomelli, 1922, (missp.)
    • Pyrgus boccharis; Plötz, 1884, (missp.)
    • Pyrgus bocchoris bocchoris; [NL4A], #980a
    • Pyrgus bochoris; D'Angelo, 1965, (missp.)
    • Pyrgus seminigra; [iNaturalist]
  • P. b. trisignatus (Mabille, 1876) Argentina, Chile, Peru

    • Scelothrix[sic] bocchoris trisignatus Mabille, 1876; ; TL: Chile
    • Hesperia archia Dyar, 1913; Proc. U.S. natn. Mus. 45 (2006): 640; TL: Peru, Cantas; Cotahuasi
      • = ; [NL4A], #980c

    • Pyrgus bocchoris trisignatus; [NL4A], #980c; Benyamini, Ugarte, Shapiro, Mielke, Pyrcz & Bálint, 2014, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 63: 20 (list); [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Pyrgus trisignatus; [BOW]: pl. 86, f. 16
  • P. b. cuzcona (Draudt, 1923) Peru

    • Hesperia (Battus) bocchoris cuzcona Draudt, 1923; ; TL: Peru

    • Pyrgus bocchoris cuzcona; [NL4A], #980b
• Pyrgus brenda Evans, 1942 Ecuador. See [maps]

  • Pyrgus brenda Evans, 1942; ; TL: Ecuador

  • Pyrgus brenda; [NL4A], #981
  • Pyrgus oileus brenda; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
• Pyrgus crisia Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 Cuba, Haiti. See [maps]

  • Pyrgus crisia Herrich-Schäffer, 1865; CorrespBl. zool.-min Ver. Regensburg 18 (11-12): 171; TL: Cuba
  • Syrichthus[sic] odilia Oberthür, 1912; ; TL: Haiti
    • = ; [NL4A], #983

  • Hesperia crisis; Gundlach, 1881, (missp.)
  • Pyrgus crisia; [NL4A], #983; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
• Pyrgus fides Hayward, 1940 Argentina, Chile, Peru. See [maps]

  • Pyrgus fides Hayward, 1940; ; TL: Argentina,Chile,Peru
  • Pyrgus biseriatus fides Evans, 1942; (preocc. Hayward, 1940); TL: Argentina
    • = ; [NL4A], #984
  • Pyrgus fides f. haywardi Ureta, 1947; Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. nat. Chile 23: 61; TL: Chile
    • = ; [NL4A], #984

  • Pyrgus fides; [NL4A], #984; Benyamini, Ugarte, Shapiro, Mielke, Pyrcz & Bálint, 2014, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 63: 20 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
• Pyrgus limbata (Erschoff, 1876) -. See [maps]

  • Hesperia (Syrichthus[sic]) limbata Erschoff, 1876; ; TL: Peru

  • Pyrgus limbata; [NL4A], #985; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • P. l. limbata Peru, Bolivia

    • Carterocephalus biseriatus Weymer, 1890; Reisen Süd-America: 128; TL: Bolivia
      • = ; [NL4A], #985a

    • Pyrgus limbata limbata; [NL4A], #985a; Benyamini, Ugarte, Shapiro, Mielke, Pyrcz & Bálint, 2014, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 63: 20 (list)
  • P. l. nigella (Weeks, 1902) Bolivia

    • Syrichthus[sic] nigella Weeks, 1902; Ent. News 13 (4): 107; TL: Bolivia, Sicasica

    • Pyrgus limbata nigella; [NL4A], #985b; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
• Pyrgus notatus (Blanchard, 1852) Mexico - Colombia - Argentina. See [maps]

  • Syrichtus notatus Blanchard, 1852; in Gay, Hist. Chile, (Zool.) 7: 45; TL: Chile

  • Hesperia notata; Godman & Salvin, [1899], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 451, 3: pl. 90, f. 31-32
  • Pyrgus notatus; [NL4A], #986; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • P. n. notatus Chile

    • Pyrgus fulvovittatus Butler, 1881; ; TL: Chile
      • = ; [NL4A], #986a

    • Pyrgus fulvo-vittatus; Beattie, 1976, (missp.)
    • Pyrgus notatus notatus; [NL4A], #986a; Benyamini, Ugarte, Shapiro, Mielke, Pyrcz & Bálint, 2014, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 63: 20 (list)
  • P. n. valdiviana (Reed, 1877) Chile

    • notatus valdiviana (Reed, 1877) (Hesperia); ; TL: Chile
    • ?notatus valdivianus (??Philippi)
    • lossbergi (Oberthür, 1912) (Syrichthus[sic]); ; TL: Chile
      • = ; [NL4A], #986b

    • Pyrgus notatus valdiviana; [NL4A], #986b; Benyamini, Ugarte, Shapiro, Mielke, Pyrcz & Bálint, 2014, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 63: 21 (list)
• Pyrgus veturius Plötz, 1884 Brazil. See [maps]

  • Pyrgus (Scelothrix[sic]) veturius Plötz, 1884
  • Syrichthus[sic] bahiensis Oberthür, 1912; ; TL: Brazil(Pará)
    • = ; [NL4A], #992

  • Pyrgus venturius; Evans, 1942, (missp.)
  • Pyrgus veturius; [BOW]: pl. 86, f. 17; [NL4A], #992; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

• Pyrgus aladaghensis de Prins & Poorten, 1995

  • Pyrgus aladaghensis; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Pyrgus oberthueri (Leech, 1891) W.China, Tibet. See [maps]

  • Syrichthus oberthüri Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 59; TL: Wa-ssu-kou

  • Pyrgus oberthueri; [BOW]: pl. 208, f. 28 (text)
• Pyrgus bieti (Oberthür, 1886) W.China, Tibet. See [maps]

  • Syrichtus bieti Oberthür, 1886; Étud. d'Ent. 11: 26, pl. 6, f. 50

  • Pyrgus bieti yunnana; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus bieti; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • ?Pyrgus breti[sic, bieti?]; [BOW]: pl. 208, f. 28
• Pyrgus bolkariensis de Prins & Poorten, 1995

  • Pyrgus bolkariensis; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Pyrgus badachschana (Alberti, 1939) Afghanistan. See [maps]

  • Hesperia badachschana Alberti, 1939; Ent. Rdsch. 56 (11): 107

  • Pyrgus badachschana sakai; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Pyrgus badachschana; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Pyrgus dejeani (Oberthür, 1912)

  • dejeani (Oberthür, 1912) (Syrichthus); Étud. Lépid. Comp. 6: 66; TL: Ta-Tsien-Cou

  • Pyrgus dejeani; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• ?Pyrgus nepalensis Higgins, 1984²

  • Pyrgus nepalensis; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

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