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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Dicot Skippers (Eudaminae) » Epargyreus » Silver-spotted Skipper - Hodges#3870 (Epargyreus clarus)
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Northern Virginia Moth - Epargyreus clarus
Copyright © 2010 evohnave

Northern Virginia Moth - Epargyreus clarus
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
May 24, 2010
That wingspan is between 3/4 and 1 inch
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Contributed by evohnave on 5 June, 2010 - 12:41pm
Last updated 12 July, 2010 - 1:34pm

Moved
Moved from Skippers.
… john and jane balaban, 12 July, 2010 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
… Corey Husic, 12 July, 2010 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 25 June, 2010 - 11:26am login or register to post comments

Silver-spotted Skipper?
Thanks for the tip! That helped me find a similar picture in my Smithsonian Handbook, and it shows the little silver spots near the tips of the wings. So, my guess is Epargyreus clarus? But the handbook doesn't have the silver and brown stripes on the end of edges of the wings.
… evohnave, 5 June, 2010 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Skippers are tricky,
and I'm not an expert, so consider my ID an educated guess. One of the lepidoptera specialists should be able to confirm or correct it. Stay tuned.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 5 June, 2010 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Skipper of some kind.
Maybe something in/near Epargyreus:



Let's see if the experts agree.

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