Butterflies of Yucatan, Mexico: Spreadwing Skippers  p.194 to end

Unidentified Spreadwing Skipper-

Brown Enops? p. 195 or maybe Bolla species pp, 183-186  Uxmal, Yucatan

Dusted Spurwing, Antigonus erosus  p. 196   uncommon

Aztec Bentwing, Cycloglypha tisias  p. 199  uncommon

Variegated Skipper, Gorgythion begga  p.200 fairly common

Slaty Skipper, Chiomara mithrax p. 200 uncommon-

photo by Ian Lawson-

White-patched Skipper, Chiomara asychis  p. 200  uncommon

Unidentified Spreadwing Skipper  

Common Bluevent, Anastrus sempiternus, p. 201,  uncommon

photo by Richard Hoyer-

Brown-banded Skipper, Timochares ruptifasciata  p.201   Cozumel

Checkered Skippers p. 202  very common.  Tropical Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus oileus  p. 202 and probably hypthetical Guatemalan Common Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus communis adepta  p.202. They are too similar for me to separate.

male tropical-

female tropical-

worn-

not sure of next two, probably Tropical Checkered-

Veined White-Skipper, Heliopetes arsalte  p.203  common-

 Alana White Skipper, Heliopetes alana  p.203 fairly common

Laviana White Skipper, Heliopetes laviana  p. 203 common

Turks's-cap White-Skipper, Heliopetes macairia,  p. 203  fairly common-

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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:  inc. Longtails  pp. 146-175

PART 9- Spreadwing Skippers: inc. Scallopwings, pp. 176-193

PART 10- Spreadwing Skippers: inc. White-Skippers, pp.194-205.

PART 11- Grass Skippers: all     

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