Common Checkered (Pyrgus orcus)
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Scientific name: | Pyrgus orcus |
| English Name: | Common Checkered |
| Spanish Name: | Ajedrezada Común |
| Portuguese Name: | |
| Sex: | Male |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 14/03/2026 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | La Rioja |
| Location or protected area: | Alunail@nds |
| Detailed location: | Alunail@nds |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -29.406256, -66.903798 |
| Location accuracy: | Medium |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| Photography ID: | 678665 View Full Record |
| Publication date: | 03/21/2026 22:18:59 |
Community Comments
Ramón Vera says:
El género es Burnsius desde 2019
Expanded Phenotypic Diagnoses for 24 Recently Named New
Taxa of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)
Nick Grishin
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1036&context=taxrpt
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