Pyrgus is a genus in the Skippers butterfly 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.

Examples of Pyrgus species:

• Pyrgus aladaghensis De Prins & Poorten, 1995 - Aladagh Skipper
• Pyrgus albescens Plötz, 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)
• Pyrgus bellieri (Oberthür, 1910) - Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus bocchoris (Hewitson, 1874)
• ''Pyrgus bolkariensis (Mabille, 1875)
• Pyrgus breti Oberthür
• 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 - Northern Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus centaureae Wyandot
• Pyrgus cinarae (Rambur, 1839) - Sandy Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839) - Cinquefoil Skipper
• Pyrgus communis (Grote, 1872) - Common Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus darwazicus (Erschoff, 1874)
• Pyrgus fides Oberthür
• Pyrgus jupei (Alberti, 1967)
• Pyrgus limbata (Erschoff)
• Pyrgus maculatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
• Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758) - Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1898)
• Pyrgus melotis (Duponchel, (1834))
• Pyrgus notatus (Blanchard)
• Pyrgus oberthueri Leech
• Pyrgus oileus (Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus, 1767) - Tropical Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus onopordi (Rambur, 1839) - Rosy Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus orcus (Stoll, 1780)
• Pyrgus philetas WH Edwards, 1881 - Desert Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus ruralis (Boisduval, 1852) - Two-banded Checkered Skipper
• Pyrgus scriptura (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 veturius Plötz
• Pyrgus warrenensis (Verity, 1928) - Warren's Skipper
• Pyrgus xanthus - Mountain Checkered Skipper

References and external links

• Pyrgus page from
• Yellow-banded Skipper page
• Pyrgus ruralis page
• Edinburg WBC NE Mexico Trip
• Safflower Skipper
• Moths and butterflies of Europe and North Africa
• English butterfly names for North America
• List of Hesperiidae photographed by O. Kosterin
• Lepidoptera list (with Finnish common names)