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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
Name	Abundance	Habitat	Season
Mangrove Skipper Phocides pigmalion	S	Mangroves and hardwood hammocks.	Summer Fall
Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus	C	Widespread and found in about any type habitat except coastal marshes.	Spring Summer Fall
Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus	U	A southern migrant, look for it in brushy fields, edges of woods, gardens, and other disturbed open habitats.	Summer Fall
Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes	S	Overgrown fields, gardens, woodland borders, brushy fields, roadsides and trails.	Summer Fall
Golden-banded Skipper Autochton cellus	R	Rich open bottomlands near creeks and streams, openings along creeks and dirt roads in moist woods.	Spring Summer
Hoary Edge Achalarus lyciades	U	Open woodland and brushy areas, open fields, dry power line clearings and along sand and dirt roads.	Spring Summer
Southern Cloudywing Thorybes bathyllus	C	Power line clearings, gardens, old fields, roadsides, pine/oak scrub and woodland borders.	Spring Summer Fall
Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades	C	Power line clearings, gardens, old fields, roadsides, pine/oak scrub and woodland borders.	Spring Summer
Confused Cloudywing Thorybes confusis	R	Dry open habitats near pine woods, power line clearings and roadsides.	Spring Summer
Hayhurst's Scallopwing Staphylus hayhurstii	R-U	Disturbed areas including roads, trails, vacant weedy lots, suburban gardens and moist edges of woods and bottomlands.	Spring Summer
Dreamy Duskywing Erynnis icelus	C	Dirt roads, forest margins and openings in hardwood and mixed forests. In the mountains only.	Spring
Sleepy Duskywing Erynnis brizo	U	Dirt roads, forest margins, clearcuts, power line clearings, mountain tops, and other dry places near oaks.	Spring
Juvenal's Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis	A	Dirt roads, forest margins and interiors, clearcuts, power line clearings, and other moist or dry places near oaks.	Spring
Horace's Duskywing Erynnis horatius	C	Open fields, roadsides, gardens, woodland edges and power line clearings.	Summer Fall
Mottled Duskywing Erynnis martialis	R	Edges and openings in hardwood forests, powerline clearings, dirt roads and dry places with New Jersey Tea nearby.	Spring Summer
Zarucco Duskywing Erynnis zarucco	U	Hot dry places, sand and dirt roads, openings in longleaf pine/scrub oak woods.	Spring Summer
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis	S	Open places, sand and dirt roads, brushy places, openings in longleaf pine/scrub oak woods.	Summer Fall
Wild Indigo Duskywing Erynnis baptisiae	U-C	Dry places, sand and dirt roads, powerline clearings, openings in longleaf pine/scrub oak woods. In the mountains openings in woods where Crown Vetch grows abundantly.	Spring Summer Fall
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus centaureae wyandot	R	Open to semi-open shale slopes, grassy slopes,shale barrens and hillsides near woodlands.	Spring
Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis	C	Open areas including lawns, old fields, powerlines and meadows.	Spring Summer Fall
White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis albescens	R	Open areas including lawns, old fields, powerlines and meadows. Now found in the southern edge of the region and perhaps further north.	Spring Summer Fall
Tropical Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus oileus	S	Open sunny areas, brushy fields, wooded trails and roadsides.	Summer Fall
Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus	C	Disturbed soils, pastures, roadsides, gardens, vacant lots and wet soil. About anywhere you find Lambsquarters.	Spring Summer Fall

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
Swarthy Skipper Nastra lherminier	U	Grassy areas, savannas, power line clearings, edges of marshes over grown fields and weedy areas.	Spring Summer Fall
Clouded Skipper Lerema accius	C-A	Open areas, damp grassy areas, gardens, power lines, and woodland edges.	Spring Summer Fall
Least Skipper Ancyloxypha numitor	C	Wet grassy areas, marshes, pond edges, wet savannas and places with tall damp grass.	Spring Summer Fall
Southern Skipperling Copaeodes minimus	U	Weedy lawns, savannas, open fields, woodland edges and roadsides. In drier short grassy areas of the coastal plain.	Spring Summer Fall
European Skipper Thymelicus lineola	U	Native grassy pastures and open fields with tall grasses. Mainly found in WV.	Summer
Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus	A	Gardens, lawns, low grassy fields, power line clearings, savannas and roadsides.	Spring Summer Fall
Leonard's Skipper Hesperia leonardus	R	Power line clearings, dirt roads along woodlands, and brushy fields. In WV it can be found in wetter situations.	Fall
Cobweb Skipper Hesperia metea	R	Power line clearings, brushy open fields and woodland edges. Tends to be found in dry browned out areas where one might not look for butterflies.	Spring
Dotted Skipper Hesperia attalus	R	Sunny open longleaf pine stands and broomsedge fields. Frequently burned areas where the grass is not mowed is a favorable habitat.	Fall
Meske's Skipper Hesperia meskei	R	Sunny open longleaf pine stands and broomsedge fields. Frequently burned areas where the grass is not mowed is a favorable habitat.	Fall
Indian Skipper Hesperia sassacus	R	Grassy balds, meadows, woodland openings and rocky outcrops. Usually found at higher levations in the mountains.	Late Spring Early Summer
Peck's Skipper Polites peckius	C	Meadows, old fields, open sunny dry places with short grass.	Late Spring Early Fall
Tawny-edged Skipper Polites themistocles	U	Power line clearings, open weedy fields, savannas and roadsides.	Spring Summer Fall
Crossline Skipper Polites origenes	C	Grassy areas, meadows, weedy fields, power line clearings, open areas in pine savannas and roadsides.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Long Dash Polites mystic	U	Moist meadows, marshes, stream sides and woodland edges.	Late Spring Early Summer
Whirlabout Polites vibex	C	Sunny dry fields, roadsides, power line clearings, dunes, pine savannas, forest openings and gardens.	Spring Summer Fall
Southern Broken-Dash Wallengrenia otho	U	Moist woodland edges, wet savannas, edges of marshes and rivers, pocosins, swamps and power line clearings.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Northern Broken-Dash Wallengrenia egeremet	U	Moist woodland edges, wet savannas, edges of marshes and rivers, bogs, swamps and power line clearings.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Little Glassywing Pompeius verna	C	Wooded edges, damp power line clearings and roadsides. Seems to favor damp situations.	Spring Summer Fall
Sachem Atalopedes campestris	A	Gardens, open fields, power line clearings, wooded edges, vacant lots and roadsides.	Spring Summer Fall
Arogos Skipper Atrytone arogos	R	Open longleaf pine savannas with undisturbed native grasses.	Late Summer
Delaware Skipper Anatrytone logan	U	Wet meadows, marshes, savannas, pocosins, swamps and damp power line clearings.	Late Spring Late Summer
Byssus Skipper Problema byssus	R	Tall grassy areas, edges of savannas and marshes, wet power line clearings and edges of bottomlands.	Summer Early Fall
Rare Skipper Problema bulenta	R	Brackish rivers, tidal marshes along the coast and abandoned rice paddies. Prefers long grasses, morning glories and Pickerelweed.	Summer
Hobomok Skipper Poanes hobomok	U	Woodland edges, forest roads, brushy fields and openings near woods. All in high elevations in the region.	Late Spring Early Summer
Zabulon Skipper Poanes zabulon	C	Woodland edges, lake or stream edges, sunlit forest trails and roads, brushy fields, power line and sewer line clearings and sunny openings near damp woods.	Spring Summer Early Fall
Aaron's Skipper Poanes aaroni	R	Brackish marshes and areas with nectar sources close to brackish marshes.	Late Spring Fall
Yehl Skipper Poanes yehl	U-R	Wetlands, swamps, savannas, wet roadsides and ditches, woodland borders and the edges of marshes. Likes partly shady places.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Broad-winged Skipper Poanes viator	U-C	Freshwater and saltwater marshes.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Palatka Skipper Euphyes pilatka	U-R	Brackish marshes and ditches and fields with Sawgrass nearby.	Late Spring Fall
Dion Skipper Euphyes dion	U	Wet savannas, fresh water marshes, pond and lake edges. It does tolerate slightly brackish marshes.	Summer Fall
Dukes' Skipper Euphyes dukesi	R	Fresh water or slightly brackish wetlands or marshes along the edges of woods with tupelos.	Summer Early Fall
Black Dash Euphyes conspicua	R	Wet meadows, bogs, marshes and marshy stream banks with sedges. The Virginias only.	Summer
Berry's Skipper Euphyes berryi	R	Florida type habitats including marshy areas near ponds, swamps and canals. The Carolinas only.	Summer
Two-spotted Skipper Euphyes bimacula	R	Wet acidic sites with sedges including bogs, marshes and streamsides.	Late Spring Summer
Dun Skipper Euphyes vestris	C	Wet areas near deciduous woods such as meadows, seeps, swamp edges, power line clearings, weedy fields and streams.	Spring Summer Fall
Dusted Skipper Atrytonopsis hianna	R	Dry power line clearings, brushy fields and wooded borders. Usually barren looking places that one would not normally be looking for butterflies.	Spring Early Summer
Loammi Skipper Atrytonopsis loammi	R	Dunes and dredged spoil areas, weedy fields and sandy open areas.	Spring Summer
Pepper and Salt Skipper Amblyscirtes hegon	R	Along streams in forest glades and edges, logging roads, power line clearings and dirt roads along moist forests.	Spring Early Summer
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes aesculapius	U	Moist, dense woods with cane growth, bottomlands, flood plains, wet power line clearings, roadsides and ditches.	Spring Summer Early Fall
Carolina Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes carolina	U-R	Wet areas near cane, wet power line clearings, roadsides with seepage, ditches and pocosins.	Spring Summer Fall
Reversed Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes reversa	R	Wet areas with pine near cane, roadsides with seepage, flatwoods, ditches and edges of pocosins. Likes more open sunny areas than Carolina Roadside-Skipper.	Spring Summer Fall
Common Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes vialis	U-R	Along wooded edges and woodlands, power line clearings, roadsides along hardwoods and dirt roads.	Spring Summer Early Fall
Bell's Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes belli	R	Open grassy areas, along creeks and waterways, moist woods, woodland openings and edges.	Spring Summer Early Fall
Dusky Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes alternata	R	Dry longleaf pines and scrub oak sandhills, savannas and roadsides in these type of habitats.	Spring Summer
Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala	U	Usually close to the ground in a variety of locations like power lines, weedy fields, roadsides, gardens and savannas.	Summer Fall
Twin-spot Skipper Oligoria maculata	U-R	Wetlands, wet power lines and savannas.	Spring Summer Fall
Brazilian Skipper Calpodes ethlius	S	Gardens, weedy fields, roadsides, pond edges and any places with cannas.	Summer Fall
Salt Marsh Skipper Panoquina panoquin	U-C	Coastal tidal and brackish marshes, weedy areas near the coast and gardens.	Spring Summer Fall
Ocola Skipper Panoquina ocola	C	Damp clearings, open moist areas, power lines and gardens.	Summer Fall

Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
Yucca Giant-Skipper Megathymus yuccae	U-R	Open sandy woods with yuccas in the coastal plain and piedmont. In the mountains rocky outcrops with yuccas nearby.	Spring
Cofaqui Giant-Skipper Megathymus cofaqui	R	Coastal dunes, pinewoods and open areas with yuccas.	Summer

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