Pyrgus orcus (Stoll, 1780)
Common Name:
Orcus Checkered Skipper
Orcus Checkered Skipper
Synonyms:
Papilio orcus (Stoll, 1780)
Natural History:
A species common in open areas and grasslands, occurring during the whole year.
Distribution:
Brasil: Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará; Costa Rica; Cuba; Ecuador; Guyana; Perú; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela
Brasil: Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará; Costa Rica; Cuba; Ecuador; Guyana; Perú; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela
Occurence Period:
Throughout the whole year
Feeding Adult:
On nectar of small, usually yellow or white flowers and of shrubs.
Feeding Caterpillars:
To Pyrgus spp. are recorded several species of plants Malvaceae (Beccaloni et al. 2008).
Color:
white, grey
white, grey
Habitat:
forest edge, anthropogenic
forest edge, anthropogenic
Publications:
- Beccaloni G.W, Viloria A.L., Hall S.K., Robinson G.S. (2008):
- Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies. Book., London, S.E.A., Ribes, CYTED, Natural History Museum, IVIC: 1-536