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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Sep 07, 2006

Can anyone i.d. this skipper? It's small and they're quite plentiful in my garden. There are so many similar ones, I can't come up with a positive i.d.

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lwhalliday Pittsboro, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 07, 2006

Looks like a broad-winged skipper:

http://davesgarden.com/bf/showimage/1128/

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rcn48 Lexington, VA(Zone 6a) Sep 10, 2006

or Firey Skipper

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lwhalliday Pittsboro, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 10, 2006

You could be right, rcn. It's pretty hard to tell them apart. Looks like the fiery skipper has lighter wings on the underside than the broad-winged. Can't really see the underside of the wings on the pic here.

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Sep 10, 2006

The wings are light on the underside, and there's no white spots on either side. I ruled out the Broad-Winged because of the lack of light spots.

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lwhalliday Pittsboro, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 10, 2006

Here are some pics of a fiery skipper:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/32332
http://bugguide.net/node/view/9525

You're right - this one does look more like the little guy in the pic above.

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Sep 10, 2006

I agree with Fiery Skipper...mine's a bit more 'shopworn' because of the late season, but the markings look correct.

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