#3141 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Common Checkered-Skipper

Burnsius communis

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Kent C. Jensen · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © matthew_wills · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Erica Fleniken · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Kerry Givens · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Chris Quirin · CC BY 4.0
6. South San Jose, San Jose, CA, USA:© Michael Hawk · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. South Riverdale, Toronto, ON, Canada:© Jack Alvo · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, Canada:© Finn McGhee · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. The Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53, Lisle, IL 60532, USA:© Jeff Chapman · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Alemany Farm, San Francisco, CA, US:© Liam O'Brien · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Burnsius communis , the common checkered-skipper , formerly known as Pyrgus communis , is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is known as the frequently seen Pyrginae species in the northern United States by collectors and watchers alike.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 31,914iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).