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More than 1500 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo
SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius oileus
Burnsius oileus, the tropical checkered skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae)
![Tropical-checkered Skipper (Male) - Burnsius oileus](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_8b54b4487c7b436bb7259698f338a934~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_8b54b4487c7b436bb7259698f338a934~mv2.jpeg)
![Tropical Checkered Skipper](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_666826cc845044a08baaa1d5fe50ff4e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_321,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_666826cc845044a08baaa1d5fe50ff4e~mv2.jpeg)
![Tropical-checkered Skipper (Male)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_8dd149a3a28540aeb43a5981527cc097~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_8dd149a3a28540aeb43a5981527cc097~mv2.jpeg)
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![Tropical Checkered Skipper (Female)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_89c4d0db4dcc4c93bb8894586a6bd9e0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_321,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_89c4d0db4dcc4c93bb8894586a6bd9e0~mv2.jpeg)
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![Tropical Checkered Skipper (Female)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_83118fd884ac406b8b12674708ebcddd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_83118fd884ac406b8b12674708ebcddd~mv2.jpeg)
![Tropical Checkered Skipper (Male)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_c4607ab8202042de93fcfe43c7b27dcf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_321,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_c4607ab8202042de93fcfe43c7b27dcf~mv2.jpeg)
![Tropical Checkered Skipper (Male)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_671ecec2019d459f99d82635e6aea291~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_671ecec2019d459f99d82635e6aea291~mv2.jpeg)
![Tropical Checkered Skipper](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_1033b518434749609903896461327039~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_1033b518434749609903896461327039~mv2.jpeg)
![Tropical-checkered Skipper (Male)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_78011e8ba8e145db96c64cdc8aac2688~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_321,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_78011e8ba8e145db96c64cdc8aac2688~mv2.jpeg)
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