Class: Hexapoda (animals with six legs - includes all insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
lepido = scale and ptera = wings
The wings are covered with small scales.
Family: Hesperiidae (skippers)
Subfamily: Pyrginae (spread-wing skippers)
Species: Pyrgus sp.
Common Name: checkered-skipper (not specific)
Date Observed: 2001 August 14
Place: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Bowl Trail - Bear Canyon to Juniper
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