Caribbean Skipper
Pyrrhocalles antiqua (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification:
Wing Span:
Life History:
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Range: Three subspecies found across the Caribbean: Cuba (ssp. orientis), Hispaniola (ssp. antiqua), Eleuthera and Andros and Bahamas (ssp. eleutherae).
Conservation:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 verified sightings
Observation date: Mar 08, 2019
Submitted by: Suzanne Fleury
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: M. Reith
Verified date: Dec 14, 2020
Observation date: Mar 15, 2015
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: M. Reith
Verified date: Apr 06, 2015
Observation date: Mar 15, 2015
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: M. Reith
Verified date: Apr 06, 2015
Observation date: Jun 28, 2014
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: M. Reith
Verified date: Mar 23, 2015
Observation date: Mar 07, 2013
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Apr 22, 2014
Observation date: Nov 18, 2013
Submitted by: Allan Finlayson
Region: Artemisa, Cuba
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 04, 2013
Observation date: Aug 02, 2012
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jun 09, 2013