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 Atalopedes campestris Sachem

Male forewing with a very large, well-defined stigma with a bluish center; female forewing above with well defined light spots.

 Polites rhesus Rhesus Skipper

Hindwing below pattern distinctive; male brown with little orange in the forewing and without a well defined stigma.

 Polites carus Carus Skipper

Forewing above dark brown with yellowish spots and a defined stigma; hindwing below yellow dusted with black, yellow spots and white accented veins.

 Polites peckius Peck's Skipper

Yellowish patches on hindwing below with veins accented with rust-red scales.

 Polites baracoa Baracoa Skipper

Forewing markings distinctive in both males and female; Florida and extreme southeastern United States.

 Polites sabuleti Sandhill Skipper

Both male and female hindwings with extensive orange areas and brown streaks radiating in from the outer margin; pattern of hindwing below distinctive as well as the black dots on the outer margins of the forewing and hindwing below.

 Polites mardon Mardon Skipper

Wings short and rounded; stigma of male forewing small and not elongate; maculation of hindwing below indistinct; all maculation in many individuals blurred; restricted to Cascade and Klamath Ranges of Washington, Oregon, and Washington.

 Polites draco Draco Skipper

Hindwing below with well defined yellow patches; male stigma triangular with a bluish center; female hindwing above with dentate yellow postmedial band.

 Polites themistocles Tawny-edged Skipper

Similar to origenes, but hindwing below immaculate without light patches; male stigma above not as elongate as in origenes and better defined.

 Polites origenes Crossline Skipper

Similar to themistocles, but hindwing below usually with ill-defined lighter patches; male stigma above more elongate and less well defined than in themistocles.

 Polites mystic Long Dash

Male stigma usually connected to a black apical patch creating the appearance of a very elongate stigma; hindwing above in both males and female orange with brown accented veins.

 Polites sonora Sonoran Skipper

Both male and female above and below a richer darker orange than in mystic; hindwing below oranger and lighter markings smaller and slightly better defined; female hindwing above with orange area less developed than in mystic.

 Polites vibex Whirlabout

Hindwing pattern below very distinctive; brown margins of male forewing above very reduced and stigma small and rounded; female near completely dark brown.

 Wallengrenia egeremet Northern Broken Dash

Underside of hindwing without a light discal dot and band dull, not orange-brown.

 Wallengrenia otho Broken Dash

Underside of hindwing with a orange-brown band and a light discal dot.