Rare Skipper

The rare skipper is a medium sized butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers). Its wingspan is 1½ to 2⅛ inches (3.9 to 5.4 cm). The uppersides of both wings are yelloworange with a black margin, which is wider on females. The undersides of the wings are yellow-orange on the forewing and yellow on the hindwing.

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Hayhurst's Scallopwing

Description of Hayhurst's Scallopwing, with wing margins are scalloped; fringe is checkered black and tan. Upperside is dark brown with 2 darker bands across each wing; forewing has a few tiny translucent dots. Dark and buff checkered fringes. Female more contrasting. Similar Species Mazans Scallopwing darker with less distinct dark bands.

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Common Banded Skipper

Common Banded Skipper is a dull orange, with quite dissimilar white spots. Above, the male is orange with a fairly wide black margin, and a prominent stigma. This skipper is highly variable, both between subspecies and individually. The upperside is orange brown blending gradually into dark brown along the wing margin. The underside is various shades of brown with at least a small amount of green shading and often with a peppery olive-green appearance.

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Fiery Skipper

The shape of the stigma on the male should distinguish phyleus from similarly patterned skippers. The Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae and are approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) long. The males are orange or yellow with black spots while the females are dark brown with orange or yellow spots. The caterpillars are greenish pink with a black head. The caterpillars are often considered pests and can feed on bermudagrass, creeping bentgrass, and St. Augustine grass.

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Common Checkered Skipper

The Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) is a species of butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. The skipper members of this Order of insects are generally small and characterized by fast flight. Their wing venation and widely separated, curve-tipped antennae, also distinguish this group. Skippers are divided into giant skipper, grass skipper, shrub skipper and mimic skipper families.

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Mournful Duskywing

The Mournful Duskywing is a small (1 1/8 - 1 3/4 inch wingspan) skipper. Skippers are distinguished from true butterflies by their relatively large bodies compared to their angular wings. They get their name from their characteristic rapid darting flight.

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Sachem

Atalopedes campestris or Sachem is a small skipper. It is just over 1 inch long and is orange and brown. Females are slightly larger and have paler markings on the wings. Life cycle, host plants are various grasses, including lawn grasses. The caterpillar is dark green and black. It has multiple broods per year.

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Two-banded Checkered Skipper

The Two-banded Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). Subspecies lagunae is known by the common name Laguna Mountains Skipper. This subspecies is on the Endangered Species list. It is found from the mountains from British Columbia and Alberta to southern California, Arizona and New Mexico. The wingspan wingspan is 25–29 mm.

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Sandhill Skipper

The Sandhill Skipper or Saltgrass Skipper (Polites sabuleti) is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern British Columbia and eastern Washington, south through California and northern Arizona to Baja California and east to south-eastern Wyoming, central Colorado, and north-eastern New Mexico. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

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