Pyrgus oileus [Linnaeus] Tropical Checkered Skipper

Hesperiidae

Host Plant: Sida rhombifolium Other Images: Determined by: Gentry

Time as pupae and rearing results: Host plants in database: Malvaceae- Sida rhombifolium Parasitoids and predators: Tachinidae: Lespesia aletiae Observations and comments: Common shelter building hesperiid. Makes shelter from several small leaves webbed together. Location of Vouchers: Tulane University	References: Brock and Kaufman 2003
	Collected: Honey Island Swamp WMA, Jean Laffitte NHPR, Raceland Roadside.