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Skipper sp.? - Polites origenes
Copyright © 2010 Rusty Moran

Skipper sp.? - Polites origenes

Meadowood Recreation Area, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
August 27, 2010
Several of us saw this skipper Wednesday and have various opinions about what it is. Would appreciate help in making an ID. (Somehow these remarks did not take when I first posted.)

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Contributed by Rusty Moran on 29 August, 2010 - 7:17pm
Last updated 21 January, 2011 - 11:56am

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