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Photo#51914
Is this a hoary edge? - Epargyreus clarus

Is this a hoary edge? - Epargyreus clarus
Palmyra Cove, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
May 8, 2006
Size: 1.25"
I initially was ID'ing this as a Silver-spotted Skipper, but after consulting a few guides, I'm beginning to think this might be an early Hoary Edge. The wing position, the coloring and wing shape all lean in that direction. Anyone else have a more expert opinion.

no; Silver-spotted Skipper
image moved from Hoary Edge page to Silver-spotted Skipper page, as per ID comment below

species comparison
This Duke site with photos by Jeffrey Pippen says the Hoary Edge has "a cluster of large, gold spots in the center of the wing that tightly surround a small brown spot", and Silver-spotted Skippers lack this pattern.
The photos at nearctica.com of Hoary Edge and Silver-spotted are good for comparison purposes. I would describe the similarities & differences this way:
The upperside of both species has a straight line of 3 angular patches descending from the costa of the forewing, and a smaller spot beyond that, near the anal angle (let's call it the anal spot). There's also another spot near to - but offset from - the line of 3 patches (let's call it the offset spot). In the Hoary Edge, the offset spot is wedged between the second and third angular patch, and is larger than the anal spot. In the Silver-spotted Skipper, the offset spot is well-separated from the line of patches, and is smaller than the anal spot.
Additionally, the Hoary Edge has a tiny "satellite spot" beyond the offset spot, whereas the Silver-spotted has no satellite spot.
These differences seem consistent in the web photos I've seen of both species, so I would say that yours is definitely a Silver-spotted Skipper.

 
Thank you!
Thanks for taking a look at this for me, and for the ID!

 
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