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Possibly Polites themistocles (Tawny-edged Skipper) or P. origenes (Crossline Skipper)? - Polites themistocles
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Possibly Polites themistocles (Tawny-edged Skipper) or P. origenes (Crossline Skipper)? - Polites themistocles
High Point State Park, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
August 26, 2018
Possibly Polites themistocles (Tawny-edged Skipper) or P. origenes (Crossline Skipper)? Unfortunately I was unable to get a dorsal shot of any kind, which I realize may limit the possibility of a specific ID, but thought I'd show it to the experts.
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Contributed by Nils Helstrom on 26 January, 2021 - 5:48pm
Last updated 27 January, 2021 - 7:28am

NJ Skipper - Moved
I looked at the other suspects and I think you narrowed this down to the correct two. I even suspected Eufala, but that would be stretching the range.

I made a copy and imported it into Photoshop and played with the highlights and contrast in order to see the pm spot band a little better. And actually, if one just looks at this original image from a distance from the screen at direct eye level, one can see the spot band fairly well.

On this specimen it was more curved and shaped more like Tawny-edged. (The typical Tawny-edged does not have pm spots, but many do, and there are many Tawny-edged.)

Moved from ID Request.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 27 January, 2021 - 7:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Wonderful, thank you! Tawny-edged, while not being overly common, are found here far more frequently than Crossline.
… Nils Helstrom, 27 January, 2021 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

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