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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) » Hesperiini » Branded Skippers (Hesperia) » Common Branded Skipper - Hodges#4020 (Hesperia comma) » Hesperia comma manitoba
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Skipper - Hesperia comma - male
Copyright © 2009 Harvey Schmidt

Skipper - Hesperia comma - Male
Creighton, Northern, Saskatchewan, Canada
August 9, 2008
Which skipper is this one?
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Contributed by Harvey Schmidt on 4 March, 2009 - 7:06pm
Last updated 30 January, 2018 - 4:43pm

Moved
Moved from Common Branded Skipper.
… Cliff Ivy, 30 January, 2018 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Grass Skippers.
… Cliff Ivy, 13 January, 2015 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

Common Branded male
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/imagehtmls/Hesp/Hesperia_comma_manitoba_M_CAN_BC_6_mi_E_Atlin_3000_29-VI-73_FSCA_231_i.htm
… Cliff Ivy, 13 January, 2015 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Skippers.
… Charley Eiseman, 11 December, 2009 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 3 May, 2009 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

Probable Common Branded skipper
An underside view really helps here, unfortunately they don't often pose like that readily. This is the most common species, though some others may be similar.

At this time there are no current Hesperia comma male photos on the database.
… James Bailey, 4 March, 2009 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

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