Pyrgus is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 in the skippers butterfly

Butterfly

A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name 'Grizzled Skipper' best describes this genus, but in some countries the name 'Checkered Skipper' or 'Chequered Skipper' is applied to some species. Strictly speaking, 'chequered skippers' applies to butterflies of the genus Carterocephalus

Carterocephalus

Carterocephalus is a genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae.-Species:Listed alphabetically.*Carterocephalus abax Oberthür, 1886*Carterocephalus alcinoides Lee, 1962*Carterocephalus alcinus Evans, 1939...

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Examples of Pyrgus species:

• Pyrgus aladaghensis De Prins & Poorten, 1995 – Aladagh Skipper
• Pyrgus albescens
  Pyrgus albescens
  The White Checkered Skipper is a species of skipper . It is found on low altitudes in southern California, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, west and south Texas, Florida and Mexico. A rare stray to southwest Utah and central Texas.The wingspan wingspan is 25–38 mm...
  
   Plötz
  Carl Plötz
  Carl Plötz was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and in particular Hesperiidae.He was a member of the Entomological Society of Stettin.Plötz wrote . Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Eudamus und ihre Arten...
  
  , 1884 – White Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus alpinus Erschoff, 1874)
• Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, 1803) – Large Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910) – Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853) – Alpine Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus barrosi Ureta, 1956
• Pyrgus bellieri (Oberthür, 1910) – Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus bocchoris (Hewitson, 1874)
• Pyrgus bolkariensis (Mabille, 1875)
• Pyrgus bieti (Oberthür, 1886)
• Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839) – Dusky Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus carlinae (Rambur, 1836) – Carline Skipper
• Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, [1813]) – Safflower Skipper
• Pyrgus cashmirensis (Erschoff, 1874)
• Pyrgus centaureae (Rambur, 1839) – (Northern) Grizzled Skipper or Alpine Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus cinarae (Rambur, 1839) – Sandy Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839) – Cinquefoil Skipper
• Pyrgus chapmani (Warren, 1926)
• Pyrgus communis
  Pyrgus communis
  The Common Checkered-skipper is a species of butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is known as the frequently seen Pyrginae species in the northern United States by collectors and watchers alike.-Description:...
  
   (Grote, 1872) – Common Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus darwazicus Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
• Pyrgus fides Hayward, 1940
• Pyrgus jupei (Alberti, 1967)
• Pyrgus limbata (Erschoff, 1876)
• Pyrgus maculatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
• Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758) – Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus malvoides
  Pyrgus malvoides
  The Southern Grizzled Skipper is a species of skipper . It is found from central France, southern Switzerland and Austria, south to Spain, Portugal and Italy. It is found up to heights of 2,500 meters....
  
   (Elwes & Edwards, 1898) – Southern Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus melotis (Duponchel, (1834))
• Pyrgus notatus (Blanchard, 1852)
• Pyrgus oberthueri (Leech, 1891)
• Pyrgus oileus
  Pyrgus oileus
  The Tropical Checkered Skipper is a species of skipper . It is found from Peninsular Florida, the Gulf Coast, and southern Texas, south through the West Indies, Mexico and Central America to Argentina....
  
   (Linnaeus
  Carolus Linnaeus
  Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
  
  , 1767) – Tropical Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus onopordi (Rambur, 1839) – Rosy Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus orcus (Stoll, 1780)
• Pyrgus philetas
  Pyrgus philetas
  The Desert Checkered Skipper is a species of skipper . It is found from southern Arizona east to southern Texas, south to southern Mexico. Strays are found north to northern Arizona and northern Texas....
  
   WH Edwards, 1881 – Desert Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus ruralis
  Pyrgus ruralis
  The Two-banded Checkered Skipper is a species of skipper . Subspecies lagunae is known by the common name Laguna Mountains Skipper. This subspecies is on the Endangered Species list. It is found from the mountains from British Columbia and Alberta to southern California, Arizona and New...
  
   (Boisduval, 1852) – Two-banded Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus scriptura
  Pyrgus scriptura
  The Small Checkered Skipper is a species of skipper . It is found from the Texas to Montana, southeastern Alberta, and southwestern Saskatchewan....
  
   (Boisduval, 1852) – Small Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839) – Olive Skipper
• Pyrgus sibirica (Reverdin, 1911)
• Pyrgus sidae (Esper, 1784) – Yellow-banded Skipper
• Pyrgus speyeri (Staudinger, 1887)
• Pyrgus trebevicensis Warren, 1926
• Pyrgus veturius Plötz, 1884
• Pyrgus warrenensis (Verity, 1928) – Warren's Skipper
• Pyrgus xanthus Edwards, 1878 – Mountain Checkered Skipper