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Crossline Skipper

Polites origenes

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

Small brown grass skipper. They have the antennae clubs hooked backward like a crochet hook. Skippers also have generally stockier bodies and large compound eyes. Their wings are usually small in proportion to their body. When at rest, skippers keep their wings usually angled upwards or spread out, and only rarely fold them up completely.

Habitat:

Grassy or open areas.

Notes:

A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits.

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