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Skipper - Poanes taxiles
Copyright © 2006 Patrick Dockens

Skipper - Poanes taxiles
Custer State Park, Little Devil's Tower Trail, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
July 21, 2006
Found flying along a FS road near moist meadows in the Black Hills. My best guess is either a Common branded skipper or a tawny edged skipper. Any hints on how to tell them apart since the Common branded skipper seems to have an enormous amount of variability?

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Contributed by Patrick Dockens on 24 July, 2006 - 6:24pm
Last updated 8 December, 2006 - 11:54am

female
The frosting on the underside and the dorsal markings are a good match for the female Taxiles.
… tom murray, 8 December, 2006 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… john and jane balaban, 2 December, 2006 - 7:07pm login or register to post comments

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