Summary ²

The Two-banded Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). 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 Mexico.

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1. (c) Celeste Ramsay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13435218@N00/2485745510
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrgus_ruralis

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