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Tawny-edged Skipper? - Polites themistocles
Copyright © 2011 cwhit1

Tawny-edged Skipper? - Polites themistocles
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
August 27, 2011
Not as good at my skippers as I probably should be, so I just wanted to double-check to see if this was a Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)? Seen by the shore of a lake next to a planting of prairie wildflowers.
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Contributed by cwhit1 on 20 September, 2011 - 3:14pm
Last updated 31 December, 2014 - 10:49am

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Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
Looks like a Female Tawny-edged Skipper to me. Great open-wing shot!
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