Genus LIMOCHORES Scudder
PL. CXLV
(1) Limochores thaumas (Fabricius), [Plate CXLV], Fig. 1, ♂; Fig. 2, ♀ (The Fawn-edged Skipper).
Easily distinguished by means of our figures. Below in both sexes wings dull olive, with spots of upper side repeated; costa of male edged with red on this side as well as above. Expanse 1.00-2.07 inches.
Ranges from Canada to the Gulf, west to the Rocky Mountains.
(2) Limochores pontiac (Edwards), [Plate CXLV], Fig. 3, ♂; Fig. 4, ♀ (Pontiac’s Skipper).
Well represented in our figures of both sexes. Expanse 1.15-1.25 inch.
Ranges from Massachusetts to Nebraska, being very common about the southern end of Lake Michigan.
(3) Limochores palatka (Edwards), [Plate CXLV], Fig. 5, ♂ (The Palatka Skipper). (See [p. 217].)
A large and rather showy species, the female expanding as much as two inches. Expanse, ♂, 1.50 inch; ♀, 1.90-2.00 inches.
Found on Indian River, Florida.