Pyrgus
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Pyrgus xanthus
Mountain Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus xanthus, commonly known as the mountain checkered skipper, is a species of spread-wing skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. The species was described by Edwards in 1878. It is currently treated as a synonym of Pyrgus ruralis in some taxonomic databases, though this synonymy status varies among sources. The species is recorded from North America.