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Very dark Skipper... or Cloudywing, or Duskywing, or Roadside-Skipoper, or Sootywing at Malakoff Diggins - Amblyscirtes vialis
Copyright © 2020 Ginger Davis

Very dark Skipper... or Cloudywing, or Duskywing, or Roadside-Skipoper, or Sootywing at Malakoff Diggins - Amblyscirtes vialis
Nevada City, Nevada County, California, USA
June 2, 2020
Size: 2 cm
Thanks to anyone who can identify this very dark skipper-like insect, that was only visible for half a microsecond.
Contributed by Ginger Davis on 10 July, 2020 - 8:53pm
Last updated 11 July, 2020 - 8:19pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 11 July, 2020 - 8:19pm

 
Common Roadside Skipper
Thanks, Cliff; I couldn't tell if the locality was in the range or not.
… Ken Allison, 12 July, 2020 - 5:45am

Common Roadside Skipper?
Looks like Amblyscirtes vialis, but it's range in California is so limited that I'm leaving it for an western expert to confirm.
… Ken Allison, 11 July, 2020 - 5:54am

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