Butterflies of Yucatan Peninsuula

Butterflies of Yucatan, Mexico: Grass Skippers

Grass Skippers are mostly small brown and/or orange moth-like butterflies although some are colorful and distinctive. They are usually found nectaring or resting with wings partially open.

Common Brown-Skipper, Callimormos saturnus p. 213 uncommon.

perhaps Common Brown-Skipper-

Frosted Brown-Skipper, Mnasicles geta p. 214 uncommon This one Cozumel-

Squiggly Brown-Skipper, Phanes aletos, QR form, p. 215 uncommon

"Yucatan" Remella, Remella remus p. 216 uncommon-

I'm calling this "Yucatan" because it's significantly different from the Whitened and Narrow-banded Remella found in Glassberg.

Clouded Skipper, Lerema accius p. 217 widespread U.S. to South America and fairly common Yucatan. This one SC-

perhaps worn Liris Skipper p. 217-

Violet-patched Skipper, Monca tyrtaeus, p. 217, uncommon

Fawn-spotted Skipper, Cymaenes odilia p. 218 uncommon

Yellow-washed Skipper, Tromba xanthura uncommon p. 223-

Fiery Skipper, Hylephia phyleus p. 230 QR form, often most common Skipper, widespread North America, male then female-

This one SC-

Whirlabout, Polites vibex p.230 SF, uncommon, female-

Sachem, Atalopedes campetris p. 231 widespread North America and uncommon Yucatan. Female Quite variable.

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Common Mellana, Quasimellana eulogius p. 238 uncommon-

worn-

Common Glassywing, Pompeius pompeius p. 242 fairly common-

worn-

Eufala Skipper, Lerodea eufala p. 247 uncommon, this one Cozumel-

I'll tentatively call it Yucatan Silverspot similar to p. 250 Silverspots, uncommon

Obscure Skipper, Panoquina errans p. 248 uncommon-

Ocola Skipper, Panoquina ocola uncommon p. 248-

Purple-washed Skipper, Panoquina sylvicola 248 fairly common south-

Hecebolus Skipper, Panoquina hecebolus uncommon, p. 248-

Obscure Skipper, Panoquina errans p. 248 QR

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PART 1- Swallowtails Note: This is the order of families from Glassberg's Butterflies of Mexico with page number references

PART 2- Whites then Yellows: all to p. 35

PART 3- Hairstreaks then Blues: all pp. 36- 55

PART 4- Metalmarks: all pp. 57- 77

PART 5- Brushfoots: Fritillaries to Checkerspots, p. 78-85

PART 6- Brushfoots: Crescents through Admirals p. 85-111

PART 7- Brushfoots: Crackers, Owls, Satyrs, Monarchs pp. 112- 145

PART 8- Spreadwing Skippers pp.146-204

PART 9- Grass Skippers: all

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