Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)

Uncommon and local, the coastal population of Byssus Skippers reaches the northernmost edge of its range in the southern half of the NC coastal plain. With two broods, adults are on the wing in May/June and Aug/Sep.


Female Brunswick Co., NC 25 Aug 2007	Female Brunswick Co., NC 25 Aug 2007

		Byssus Skipper can look similar to Southern Broken-Dash, but note that Byssus Skippers show a light chevron pattern in the underforewing as well as the underhindwing. (Southern Broken-Dash shows only a couple of light spots near the apex of the underforewing.) Byssus Skipper is generally larger than Southern Broken-Dash, too.
New Hanover Co., NC 27 Aug 2005	New Hanover Co., NC 27 Aug 2005


New Hanover Co., NC 28 August 2004	New Hanover Co., NC 28 August 2004


Worn female Brunswick Co., NC 4 September 2004	same individual


New Hanover Co., NC 28 August 2004	Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006


Male Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006

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Created on ... September 2, 2004 | Updated on ... Aug 28, 2007 | jspippen@duke.edu