This skipper is one of our commonest, least interesting, and most difficult for beginners to identify. It's particularly abundant in the Piedmont of NC.

Female, Carroll Co., Virginia, 9/2/2001.

Strongly-patterned females can be confused with rare Hesperia skippers, such as Leonard's Skipper.

Chatham Co., NC 10/9/04.

A bright male (left) can be confused with a female Fiery Skipper.

Male, Buncombe Co., NC, 7/7/02.

Males are easy to ID when they open their wings to show their distinctive large squarish black stigmas.

Chatham Co., NC, 5/11/03.

Female, Durham, NC 10/1/03.

Female, Chatham Co., NC 10/9/04.