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Crossline Skipper  -- Polites origenes

Anne Arundel County
5/28/07

Male
Calvert County
8/8/04
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Notes: Very similar Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) which usually lacks pale spot band on under-hindwing.
Occurrence: common
Range: entire state
Flight: June - September
Larval hostplants: Purpletop (Tridens flavus), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparius) and other grasses
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