"Dingy brown below, the female has an irregular, sharply angled band of square cream colored spots on the hind wing. A similar pattern on the hindwing of the male is less distinct because of the lighter, dingy yellow ground color."

The Sachem Skipper contrasts with the female Fiery Skipper in not having a scattering of spots on the forward portion of the hindwing.

There are other examples of Sachem Skippers
that are different in appearance.

BugGuide has this example of a Sachem.

Photo taken with a Nikon D90, using a Nikon 200mm, f/4 lens.

June 5, 2010