A tiny dark skipper with pale veins, most common in moist grassy areas. Usually seen close to the ground. This individual was nectaring atop a thistle flower, five feet up, unusually high for a Swarthy.
Orange Co., NC 7/20/07.
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| A tiny dark skipper with pale veins, most common in moist grassy areas. Usually seen close to the ground. This individual was nectaring atop a thistle flower, five feet up, unusually high for a Swarthy. Orange Co., NC 7/20/07. |
| Grayson Co., VA 6/18/06. |
| The pale veins are quite distinctive on this species, which is otherwise very plain. Person Co., NC 6/13/06. |
| Swarthies are indeed quite swarthy inside. Person Co., NC 6/13/06. |
| Female ovipositing on grass, Orange Co., NC 6/8/03. |
| Swarthy and Tawny-edged are two of the most common skippers of moist Longleaf Pine savannas. Carteret Co., NC 8/24/03. |
| Holly Shelter Game Land, Pender Co., NC 9/3/03. |
| Mating pair. Craven Co., NC 9/6/03. |