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Skipper? - Vernia verna - male
Copyright © 2021 Dan Davison

Skipper? - Vernia verna - Male
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
May 19, 2021
Spotted skipper with wings partially open at rest. Looks like a lower case "i" on the wing below the two dots at the wing tips. Flecks of gold, a tawny fringed edge and patches of purple are also evident. The yellow and black ringed antennae with a dark curved tip is also distinctive.
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Contributed by Dan Davison on 20 May, 2021 - 2:50pm
Last updated 21 May, 2021 - 6:00am

Moved
I checked the male box.

For identification, the important field mark is the long transverse mark along the stigma with the smaller mark at the end of the stigma, sometimes referred to as a "keyhole". Often this species shows a good bit of white on the antennae below the clubs. (Your specimen lacks this.)

Scroll down to 2nd photo HERE.

Also, compare to these males:


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… Roy Cohutta Brown, 21 May, 2021 - 6:00am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID and details
I had about given up posting skipper pictures because I find them very difficult. I appreciate your taking time to explain the key features in your identifying the specimen. All I knew was that it looked a little "different"!
… Dan Davison, 21 May, 2021 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

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