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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 » Atalopedes » Sachem - Hodges#4049 (Atalopedes campestris)
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Long Dash or Indian - Atalopedes campestris - female
Copyright © 2018 annekeddy

Long Dash or Indian - Atalopedes campestris - Female
Bath, Steuben County, New York, USA
June 17, 2017
Size: about 1 inch
I think I have correctly narrowed it down to a Long Dash or an Indian Skipper, but I am unsure past that.
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Contributed by annekeddy on 14 January, 2018 - 12:36pm
Last updated 19 February, 2018 - 6:44pm

Sachem Skipper female
Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 16 January, 2018 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

Hesperia
The two white patches on the forewing which extend beyond the other patches in the PM band suggest that it is an Indian skipper.
… kwillard, 15 January, 2018 - 9:17am login or register to post comments

 
Indian Skipper
Thank you!
… annekeddy, 15 January, 2018 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

 
sorry. Those skippers can be
sorry. Those skippers can be tricky.
… kwillard, 16 January, 2018 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Sachem skipper
Skippers can be VERY tricky. I am surprised it is a sachem because the map I have doesn't show them in NYS, but I see the commentary says they are"immigrant northward", and the chart in the reading shows they are "rarely" seen in NY. Thank you for your help.
… annekeddy, 16 January, 2018 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Like you I was hopeful for an Indian Skipper
since rather uncommon. But the white spots, mid alignment of ventral chevron, and isolated brown area at the middle of ventral hindwing trailing edge clearly indicates a Sachem.
… Cliff Ivy, 16 January, 2018 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

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