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title: "White Checkered-Skipper"
description: "Burnsius albezens — Insekten & Spinnen. Burnsius albezens, the white checkered-skipper, formerly known as Burnsius albescens and Pyrgus albescens, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/white-checkered-skipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White Checkered-Skipper

> Burnsius albezens — Insekten & Spinnen. Burnsius albezens, the white checkered-skipper, formerly known as Burnsius albescens and Pyrgus albescens, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae).

- Scientific name: *Burnsius albezens*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Wüste)
- iNaturalist observations: 10058
- iNaturalist taxon: [1457202](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1457202)

## Names

- en: White Checkered-Skipper
- es: Saltarina de tablero blanco

## Countries with the most observations

US (5792), MX (1028)

## Summary

Burnsius albezens, the white checkered-skipper, formerly known as Burnsius albescens and Pyrgus albescens, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found at low altitudes in the southern United States (southern California, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, western and southern Texas - Florida) and Mexico. It is a rare stray to southwest Utah and central Texas and is found in a variety of dry, open habitats.
The wingspan is 25–38 mm. Adults are on wing year round in most of its range. 
The larva probably feed on several plants in the  family Malvaceae, including Sphaeralcea, Abutilon and Callirhoe.…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/375224045

## Machine access

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