Pyrgus scriptura

Small checkered skipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Pyrgus
Species:	P. scriptura
Binomial name
	Pyrgus scriptura; (Boisduval, 1852)
Synonyms
	Syrichtus scriptura Boisduval, 1852; Hesperia scriptura Dyar, 1903;

Pyrgus scriptura, the small checkered skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found from the Texas to Montana, southeastern Alberta, and southwestern Saskatchewan.^[1]

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The wingspan is 16–22 mm. There are two generations from May to August.^[1]

The larva feed Malvaceae spp. and Sida hederacea.^[1]

Subspecies