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 Pyrgus centaureae Grizzled Skipper

Larger (1 to 1 5/16 inches) and forewing slightly browner above than ruralis; underside with a slight olive tinge, not as rich as ruralis; spots on hindwing less well defined than in ruralis.

 Pyrgus ruralis Two-banded Checkered Skipper

Smaller (1 to 1 1/8 inches) and forewing blacker above than centaureae; underside slightly richer brown than centaureae; spots on hindwing above more clearly defined than in centaureae.

 Pyrgus xanthus Mountain Checkered Skipper

Median band on hindwing above prominent and well marked; has a more southerly distribution than ruralis and centaureae.

 Pyrgus scriptura Small Checkered Skipper

Underside washed with dull white; submarginal spots on hindwing above very ill defined.

 Pyrgus communis Common Checkered Skipper

Wide spread and common; hindwing above with only a submarginal row of white spots

 Pyrgus albescens White Checkered Skipper

Restricted to southwestern United States; long white scales are usually absent from the head in males; hindwing below with antemedial and postmedial bands slightly more uniform than in communis and slightly more yellow brown; can be separated from communis with certainty only by dissection of the male genitalia.

 Pyrgus oileus Tropical Checkered Skipper

Males with long blue-white hairs at the base of the forewing; hindwing above in both sexes with both marginal and submarginal rows of well defined white spots.

 Pyrgus philetas Desert Checkered Skipper

Hindwing above with both submarginal and marginal bands of small white spots; hindwing below with dull white with maculation washed out; a desert species of the extreme southern United States.