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LEPIDOPTERA: Skippers

COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 07/31/2004 Location: Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Many-spotted Skipperling Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Heteropterinae Genus: Piruna Species: Piruna cingo Date: 08/14/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/14/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/14/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/14/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/14/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Dull Firetips Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrrhopyginae Genus: Pyrrhopyge Species: Pyrrhopyge araxes Date: 07/31/2004 Location: Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Dull Firetip Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrrhopyginae Genus: Pyrrhopyge Species: Pyrrhopyge araxes Date: 09/29/2002 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Dull Firetip Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrrhopyginae Genus: Pyrrhopyge Species: Pyrrhopyge araxes Date: 10/13/2002 Location: Patagonia, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/14/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/14/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Hesperiinae Genus: Atrytonopsis Species: . Date: 08/14/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Sheep Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Hesperiinae Genus: Atrytonopsis Species: Atrytonopsis edwardsii Date: 04/17/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  White-barred skipper, female, on verbena flower Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Hesperiinae Genus: Atrytonopsis Species: Atrytonopsis pittacus Date: 04/17/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/14/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/14/2004 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 07/31/2004 Location: Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper, possible Taxiles Skipper, Poanes taxiles Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 8/7/2004 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Golden Banded-Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: . Species: Autochton cellus Date: 08/07/2004 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Fiery Skipper, male Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Hesperiinae Genus: Hylephila Species: Hylephila phyleus Date: 07/01/2001 & 6/10/2001 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Least Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Hesperiinae Genus: Ancyloxypha Species: Ancyloxypha numitor Date: 08/04/2001 Location: Greencastle, PA
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COMMON NAME:  Common White/Checkered Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Pyrgus Species: . Date: 04/20/2002 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Common White/Checkered Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Pyrgus Species: . Date: 10/13/2002 Location: Patagonia, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Common White/Checkered Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Pyrgus Species: . Date: x/xx/2003 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 03/22/2003 Location: Coronado National Memorial, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper, possibly Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/10/2003 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper, possibly Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Hesperiinae Genus: . Species: . Date: 03/24/2003 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
possible Carus Skipper (Polites carus), or Amblyscirtes texanae or A. tolteca prenda

COMMON NAME:  Sleepy Duskywing, male Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Erynnis Species: Erynnis brizo Date: 03/22/2004 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Funereal Duskywing Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Erynnis Species: Erynnis funeralis Date: 09/29/2002 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Erynnis Species: . Date: 09/13/2003 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
Possibly Erynnis pacuvius (pacific form) or Scudder's

COMMON NAME:  Sleepy Duskywing, male Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Pholisora Species: Pholisora catullus Date: 07/01/2001 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Scalloped Sootywing Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Staphylus Species: Staphylus hayhurstii Date: 08/04/2001 Location: Greencastle, PA
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COMMON NAME:  Silver-spotted Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Epargyreus Species: Epargyreus clarus Date: 05/10/2003 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Hamburg Trail #122, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Short-tailed Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Zestusa Species: Zestusa dorus Date: 05/10/2003 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Hamburg Trail #122, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Arizona or Huachuca Giant-Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Megathyminae Genus: Agathymus Species: Agathymus aryxna/evansi Date: xx/xx/2003 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Hamburg Trail #122, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Arizona or Huachuca Giant-Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Megathyminae Genus: Agathymus Species: Agathymus aryxna/evansi Date: xx/xx/2003 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Hamburg Trail #122, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Northern Cloudywing Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Thorybes Species: Thorybes pylades Date: 08/02/2003 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Northern Cloudywing Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Thorybes Species: Thorybes pylades Date: 08/02/2003 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Golden-headed Scallopwing Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Sub-family: Pyrginae Genus: Staphylus Species: Staphylus ceos Date: 08/17/2003 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 09/06/2008 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/02/2008 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 08/02/2008 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Skipper Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 04/24/2004 Location: Sabino Canyon, Pima Co., AZ
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