Pyrgus oileus
Common name: Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Achillea millefolium ‘Lavender Beauty’
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
Achillea millefolium
(sold as Apple Blossom)
Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)
Duranta erecta
(sold as Variegata)
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Pyrgus oileus, the Tropical Checkered-Skipper, can be found in AZ,TX,MO,AR,VA,MS,AL,GA,FL,SC,TN,WY,VA,NC,SC, and KS.
Favorite nectar plants include: Acacia, Achilllea, Bidens, Lantana, and Salvia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Host plants:
Abelmoschus esculentus
Abutilon
Alcea rosea
Althaea
Malva
Malva parviflora
Malvastrum
Sida
Sida acuta
Sida antillensis
Sida rhombifolia
Sida salviifolia
