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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) » Hesperiini » Polites » Tawny-edged Skipper - Hodges#4041 (Polites themistocles)
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Skipper #2 - Polites themistocles - female
Copyright © 2016 Nigel Grindley

Skipper #2 - Polites themistocles - Female
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
August 30, 2016
Seen with Skipper #1. ID help much appreciated.

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Skipper #2 - Polites themistocles - female Skipper #2 - Polites themistocles - female
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Contributed by Nigel Grindley on 31 August, 2016 - 9:32am
Last updated 24 April, 2022 - 10:10pm

Tawny-edged Skipper female
Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 1 September, 2016 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Cliff
This one had me puzzled!
… Nigel Grindley, 1 September, 2016 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

Photo 2
Hi
In photo 2 you can use this as a reference in identifying the Grass-Skippers.
When they open their wings, the hindwings are held flat, while the forewings are held at a 45 degree angle, just like your photos shows.

thanks,
Michael LiDonne
… Michael LiDonne, 31 August, 2016 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

Grass Skipper
Hi
The photos are both of Grass-Skippers. They're very common throughout the U.S and they're kind of fun to watch because they like to mess around with each other in a playful manner.
… Michael LiDonne, 31 August, 2016 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

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