Scientific Name
Pyrgus communis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pyrgus communis (Grote, 1872)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
COMMON CHECKERED SKIPPER
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily | Hesperioidea |
| Family | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily | Pyrginae |
| Tribe | Pyrgini |
| Genus | Pyrgus |
| Species | Pyrgus communis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Rock, Janet. 2004. Checklists of Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Butterflies, Trees/Shrubs/Vines and Ferns in GRSM supplied by Janet Rock on 6/21/04
migrant (Sholtens, 2009)
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Lepidoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
11
References
Vouchers
22
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
TJM - I&M Office
Created Date
12/6/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
13 records; Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/b0e442a3c6e940d4a7be2536bbc7dcb5;
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