This tiny skipper is easily recognized by the pale ray in the middle of the bright orange hindwing. Note also the big-headed appearance and the very white underbody.
Brunswick Co., NC26 Aug 2006
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This tiny skipper is easily recognized by the pale ray in the middle of the bright orange hindwing. Note also the big-headed appearance and the very white underbody. Brunswick Co., NC26 Aug 2006 |
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Southern Skipperlings show mostly orange on the upperside of the wings, unlike Least Skippers, which have wide brown borders on the uppersides. |
| Hoke Co., NC 12 September 2004 |
Hoke Co., NC 12 September 2004 |
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| Brunswick Co., NC 31 May 2004 |
same individual Nectaring on White Clover |
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| New Hanover Co., NC 27 Aug 2005 |
Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 |
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Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minimus) Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve, FL 12 Aug 2003 |
Created on ... June 13, 2004 | Updated on ... September 4, 2005 | jspippen@duke.edu