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Photo#2028183
Double-Dotted Skipper maybe - Calpodes ethlius

Double-Dotted Skipper maybe - Calpodes ethlius
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
August 16, 2021

Probably not Double-dotted
Harris County would be fairly north and east for Double-Dotted Skipper.

Vetted image of Double-dotted Skipper HERE.
The dorsal hindwing dot pattern does not appear to match.
Several more vetted images of Double-dotted HERE.
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The forewing looks fairly elongated. Looks like Brazilian Skipper:


One can imagine what the ventral HW pattern would look like (see below example), based on the dorsal HW pattern of your specimen:

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I checked the adult box for you but I do not always catch it.

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