Butterflies Occurring in Putnam County, Tennessee: Spread-winged Skippers

    If the common and scientific names below are followed by an asterisk, a photograph of the species is placed after the list; two asterisks indicate two photographs, etc.  All photographs are from sites in Putnam County, Tennessee.

• Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) **
• Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) **
• Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) *
• Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) *
• Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) *
• Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii) *
• Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) *
• Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) *
• Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) *
• Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) *
• [Common/White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis/albescens) *]
• Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) *

Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

Adult below, photographed near City Lake 6 August 2002; photo SJS.

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

Adult above, photographed near City Lake 4 August 2002; photo SJS.

Adult below, photographed near City Lake 15 October 2005; photo SJS.

Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)

Adult above and below, photographed at Bee Rock 4 July 2002; photo SJS.

Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) 

Adult above, photographed at Bee Rock 4 July 2002; photo SJS.

Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)

Adult above, photographed at Cane Creek Park 22 July 2002; photo SJS.

Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)

Adult above, photographed at Shipley Farm 28 July 2004; photo Rita Venable (posted with permission).

Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) 

Adult above, photographed in western Putnam Co. 14 April 2003; photo SJS.

Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)

Adult below, photographed near Bee Rock 26 March 2007; photo SJS.

Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)

Adult above, photographed near City Lake 24 July 2002; photo SJS.

Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Probable female Wild Indigo Duskywing above near City Lake July 2005; photo SJS.

Common/White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis/albescens)

Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Adult male above, photographed at Shipley Farm 10 August 2003; photo SJS.

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