I’m seeing more and more real worn skippers now so all bets are off(:> However, there are still some fresh ones to be had and within the last week I’ve seen a couple more of the more common ones; Crossline and Tawny-edged. In. At first glance they can look somewhat similar and of course your lighting helps to see details too. Crossline Skipper has the rather straight’ish row of spots on it’s post median area of the ventral hind wing. Tawny-edged Skipper will have nothing to perhaps a faint hint of spots. Crossline can have an orange fore-wing costa (leading edge) but the Tawny-edged will have more contrast.
The last two months have paid off in seeing many of the expected common to uncommon skippers that typically occur in this area. Perhaps a handful more for the season can be expected (the Cloudywings, Clouded, Fiery, Leonard’s and Common Roadside). Any others would be rare.
Enjoy this peak time of season and we look forward to any reports you have from the field.
