Pyrgus
Pyrgus is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera Burnsius and Carterocephalus. They occur in the Holarctic with an additional group of species extending to the Neotropic.
In 2019, most of the species of Pyrgus found in the North, Central, or South America were moved to the genera Burnsius, Chirgus, and Heliopetes. The remaining Pyrgus species found in the New World are Pyrgus centaureae, ruralis, scriptura, and xanthus.
Species
These species belong to the genus Pyrgus:Pyrgus accretus Pyrgus aladaghensis de Prins & van der Poorten, 1995 Pyrgus alpinus Erschoff, 1874Pyrgus alveus Pyrgus andromedae Pyrgus armoricanus Pyrgus bieti Pyrgus bolkariensis de Prins & van der Poorten, 1995 Pyrgus cacaliae Pyrgus carlinae Pyrgus carthami Pyrgus centaureae Pyrgus centralitaliae Pyrgus chapmani Warren, 1926Pyrgus cinarae Pyrgus cirsii Pyrgus foulquieri Pyrgus iliensis Pyrgus jupei Pyrgus maculatus Bremer & Grey, 1853Pyrgus malvae Pyrgus malvoides Pyrgus melotis Duponchel, 1832 Pyrgus nepalensis Higgins, 1984Pyrgus onopordi Pyrgus picenus Verity, 1920Pyrgus pontica Reverdin, 1914Pyrgus ruralis Pyrgus scriptura Pyrgus serratulae Pyrgus sibirica Pyrgus sidae Pyrgus speyeri Pyrgus warrenensis Pyrgus xanthus W. H. Edwards, 1878