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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) » Moncini » Cymaenes » Three-Spotted Skipper - Hodges#3996 (Cymaenes tripunctus)
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Lil moth - Cymaenes tripunctus
Copyright © 2014 Gary R. McClellan

Lil moth - Cymaenes tripunctus
Sarasota County, Florida, USA
April 5, 2014

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Lil moth - Cymaenes tripunctus Lil moth - Cymaenes tripunctus
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Contributed by Gary R. McClellan on 5 April, 2014 - 5:34pm
Last updated 22 December, 2014 - 4:08pm

Moved
Moved from Grass Skippers.
… Cliff Ivy, 22 December, 2014 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

Three-spotted skipper
Spotbands above and below match.

reference http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Hesperiinae/Cymaenes_t_tripunctus_Ft_DeSoto_County_Park-Pinellas_Co_FL_USA_17-XI-05_1_i.htmand http://butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Cymaenes_t_tripunctus_a.htm
… Cliff Ivy, 22 December, 2014 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… William Edwards, 6 April, 2014 - 8:42am login or register to post comments

A skipper
Note club at end of antennae which indicates a butterfly. A curved club, which this one has, is characteristic of a skipper.
Moths have either rod like or feathery complex antennae.
Although at edge of range, my guess is Female Northern Broken-dash based upon the dark color and spot bands above and below.
… Cliff Ivy, 5 April, 2014 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Cliff
Much appreciation for the info. Will do my best to remember the distinguishing features.
… Gary R. McClellan, 5 April, 2014 - 7:07pm login or register to post comments

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