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Skipper 3 - Atalopedes campestris
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Skipper 3 - Atalopedes campestris
Springfield, Virginia, USA
October 30, 2004
Any help identifying is appreciated.
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Contributed by Richard Leung on 11 January, 2005 - 8:57pm

Sachem/Fiery Skipper
I think this is a female of either Sachem(1) or Fiery Skipper(2). I'm not sure how (or if) they can be distinguished from below.
… Joel Kits, 11 January, 2005 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Sachem?
Well, since I've (tentatively) identified three of your other skippers as Sachems, I'm going to guess that this is too. Looking at Brock and Kaufman(1) again, I noticed they describe a square dark spot near the middle of the trailing edge of the hindwing, which I think I see here.
… Joel Kits, 11 January, 2005 - 11:02pm login or register to post comments

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