CLOSED: This moth looks pretty battered.

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TheHackster Columbus, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 11, 2010

Is this the normal look? What kind of moth (I guess its a moth) is this?

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Hack

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TheHackster Columbus, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 11, 2010

Another look.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 12, 2010

This is a skipper (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae); possibly even the same species as the more intact specimen you submitted on the 10th.

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TheHackster Columbus, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 12, 2010

suunto, so, it's a skipper butterfly and I thought it was a moth. The one I submitted on the 10th was definitely a Three-spotted Skipper. On this one, I see four spots angling in on the upper wing edge. Could this one still be a Three-spotted Skipper?

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TheHackster Columbus, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 12, 2010

Oops

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 12, 2010

As there are other skipper species that can superficially resemble this one, I would hesitate to be positive about a specific i.d. for this one because of its damaged condition.

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TheHackster Columbus, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 13, 2010

Makes sense to me, thanks

Hack

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