Hoary Edge Skipper
Achalarus lyciades
I had previously identified this
as a Silver-Spotted Skipper, but I have been corrected. The white
on the Hoary Edge Skipper borders the hindwing, as on this specimen.
The Silver-Spotted Skipper has the white in the center of the
hind wing.
This, is the dorsal
view.
This, finally, is
the Silver-spotted Skipper.
Jeffrey Glassberg (149-150), "A
large dark skipper with a conspicuous white patch on the margin
of the HW below. Silver-spotted Skipper has more angled wings
and its silver spot is in the middle of the HW below."
Photo taken with a Nikon D90 using
a Nikon 200mm, f/4 micro, manual focus lens.
June 25, 2010.