Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
Raven Rock State Park, Harnett Co., NC 4/19/2003. |
Madison Co., NC 4/9/2012. |
Most common (but still hard to find) in the lower Piedmont of North Carolina, this male was the first one recorded for the northern mountains. From the underside, a Cobweb Skipper could be mistaken for a well-marked female Sachem New River State Park, Alleghany Co., NC 4/15/06. | |
The black stigma on the upperside of the male is a thin line, totally different from the large rectangular stigma of a male Sachem. Same individual. |
This male (same as the one at top) was quite tame - doubtless because of the cool (55 F), cloudy conditions. Harnett Co., NC 4/19/2003. | |
A different individual on the same day (we saw 5 males this day). Harnett Co., NC 4/19/2003. | |
Male. Harnett Co., NC 4/19/2003. |