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Swarthy Skipper  -- Nastra lherminier

 

 
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Notes: Sexes similar. Nondescript. Note the difference in shape between the triangular forewing and rounded hindwing.
Occurrence: common
Range: Ridge & Valley, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Flight: June, August & September
Larval hostplants: Little Bluestem (Andropogon scoparius); probably other grasses
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