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Tribe Hesperiini

 
 
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Hesperiina · Moncina · Anthoptina · Falgina · Apaustina
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Subtribe Hesperiina
Dark colored skipper, Sunnyvale, CA - Lon melane Lindsey's Skipper - Hesperia lindseyi Fiery Skipper - Hylephila phyleus Grass Skipper on Liatris - Poanes yehl Hobomok Skipper - Lon hobomok Hylephila phileus - Hylephila phyleus - male Skipper Species - Lon zabulon Crossline Skipper - Polites origenes - female

Subtribe Moncina
Skipper - Lerema accius Three-spotted skipper - Cymaenes tripunctus Skipper Butterfly - Amblyscirtes oslari Nysa roadside-skipper - Amblyscirtes nysa Nondescript Skipper - Cymaenes tripunctus Mating skippers - Lerema accius - male - female Maybe Three-Spotted Skipper Cymaenes tripunctus ? - Lerema accius Fawn-spotted Skipper - Cymaenes isus

Subtribe Anthoptina
Moth ID - Choranthus capucinus Very large brown skipper - Choranthus capucinus maybe Horace's Duskywing - Choranthus capucinus Neamathla, I presume? - Choranthus capucinus Asbolis capucinus - Choranthus capucinus Skipper - Choranthus capucinus baracoa skipper ? on milkweed back view orange shoulders - Choranthus capucinus Skipper - Choranthus capucinus

Subtribe Falgina
Malicious Skipper - Synapte pecta Malicious Skipper - Synapte pecta

Subtribe Apaustina
Least Skipper For Illinois In September - Ancyloxypha numitor Least Skipper - Ancyloxypha numitor marsh maters - Ancyloxypha numitor - male - female Least Skipper - Ancyloxypha numitor Least skipper - Ancyloxypha numitor small skipper - Ancyloxypha numitor - male Least Skipper? - Ancyloxypha numitor Least Skipper? - Ancyloxypha numitor

 
 
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