Skipper - Hylephila phyleus

I'm pretty sure this is a female Fiery Skipper,

Hylephila phyleus. Fiery Skipper is found year-round in Texas, I believe.

The way it holds its wings half-open makes it one of the grass skippers for sure. Markings that are consistent with the female fiery are: greenish-brown body, precise pattern of brown and yellow on the wings, leading edge of the upper wing mostly yellow, and light-colored "fringe" along trailing edges of upper and lower wings.

Compare with this photo and another photo from the guide.

… June Tveekrem, 30 December, 2008 - 7:15pm

Arrowlike Orange Spots

Yes, you may be right. We have many Fiery Skippers in our area but I had never seen one with the very pronounced arrowlike spots on the hind wing. A fresh butterfly so late in year maybe it is a seasonal variant?

Dredging through the files I found this similar (but not matching) spot configuration with the arrowlike explanation:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6628/bgimage
Fiery Skipper - Hylephila phyleus - BugGuide.Net
Thanks for your help, June.

… Timothy Cannell Davis, 31 December, 2008 - 3:17am

Good luck on this one.

It's often hard to get IDs on skippers.

… Ron Hemberger, 30 December, 2008 - 6:14pm