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title: "Common Checkered-Skipper"
description: "Burnsius communis — Insects & spiders. Burnsius communis, the common checkered-skipper, formerly known as Pyrgus communis, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-checkered-skipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Checkered-Skipper

> Burnsius communis — Insects & spiders. Burnsius communis, the common checkered-skipper, formerly known as Pyrgus communis, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

- Scientific name: *Burnsius communis*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 30136
- Wikidata: [Q97398039](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97398039)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1038408](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1038408)

## Names

- en: Common Checkered-Skipper
- es: Saltarina de tablero común
- fr: Hespérie damier commune

## Countries with the most observations

US (21303), CA (1919), MX (584)

## Summary

Burnsius communis, the common checkered-skipper, formerly known as Pyrgus communis, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is known as the frequently seen Pyrginae species in the northern United States by collectors and watchers alike.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnsius_communis

## Photo

![Common Checkered-Skipper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-checkered-skipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ali Chaney · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95903576

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-checkered-skipper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).