Horace's Duskywing is a very common and widespread dark brown skipper found in late spring and summer.

Carroll Co., VA 7/14/07.

Females (left) have large white spots and heavily mottled forewings. The smaller inside white spot helps separate Horace's from the similar Wild Indigo Duskywing, which lacks it and is less mottled above.

Carroll Co., VA 7/14/07.

Durham Co., NC 6/21/2009.

Tree Tops Park, Davie, Broward Co., FL 6/16/2010.

Tree Tops Park, Davie, Broward Co., FL 6/16/2010.

Barton Creek greenbelt, Austin, Travis Co., TX 4/29/2011.

Barton Creek greenbelt, Austin, Travis Co., TX 4/29/2011.

Barton Creek greenbelt, Austin, Travis Co., TX 4/29/2011.

Males have smaller white spots and less mottled upper wings than females.

Harnett Co., NC 8/18/05.

Female.

Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.

Very similar to Juvenal's Duskywing, most easily separated by season - Juvenal's is found only in spring.

Lenoir Co., NC 8/25/02.

Chapel Hill, Orange Co., NC 8/21/04.

Chapel Hill, Orange Co., NC 8/21/04.

Female. Eisenhower Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX 6/7/04.

Well-marked but worn female. New Hanover Co., NC 8/28/04.