Pyrgus centaureae wyandot
Size:
Wingspan is 7/8 - 1 1/4 inches.
Similar Species:
Common Checkered Skipper
Habitat:
Open to semi-open shale slopes, grassy slopes,shale barrens and hillsides
near woodlands.
Range/Abundance:
Rare northern species found in the
mountains in the spring when butterflying is very difficult to do in the
mountains.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from mid April until mid May in a single brood.
Larval Host Plants:
Cinquefoil, Potentilla canadensis
Comments:
Possibly over looked due to cold weather during its flight period.
There is a possibility I might have seen this species
in Avery Co., NC on May 11, 2000 along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
This photo was provided by Jane
Ruffin.
