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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 » Ochlodes » Rural Skipper - Hodges#4055 (Ochlodes agricola)
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Rural Skipper - Ochlodes agricola - male
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Rural Skipper - Ochlodes agricola - Male
Edgewood Preserve, Santa Clara County, California, USA
May 31, 2010
Size: ~25-30 mm
A strikingly bright orange/gold/black skipper found in oak woodlands (not an urban environment where Fiery is often seen -- also a little smaller than Fiery). Nectars on thistle; appears to be a male. Sp?

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Contributed by iNaturalist on 8 June, 2010 - 12:29pm
Last updated 27 October, 2010 - 12:48pm

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Moved from Grass Skippers.
… iNaturalist, 27 October, 2010 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

Expert ID - Ochlodes agricola (male)
I sent your image to Dr. Andrew D. Warren who identified it as a male Ochlodes agricola agricola.
… William Edwards, 26 October, 2010 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks...
Since I submitted this one I have acquired Arthur Shapiro's "Butterflies of the Bay Area" and ID'd all my skippers. I've also developed a new appreciation for family Hesperiidae, and have learned to call them on sight. You've prompted my to go back through my BG submissions and fix any that are still unidentified. (just yesterday I spotted Fiery, Sandhill, Woodlands, Umber and Checkered Skippers on a quick 3-mile walk on one of our nature trails -- good stuff!) Thanks again.
… iNaturalist, 27 October, 2010 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

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