PL. CXXXIII
(1) Hesperia tessellata Scudder, [Plate CXXXIII], Fig. 1, ♂ (The Tessellated Skipper).
Paler on under side than on upper side, with spots enlarged. Expanse 1.00-1.35 inch.
Ranges from Canada to the Gulf and from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
(2) Hesperia centaureæ Rambur, [Plate CXXXIII], Fig. 2, ♂ (The Grizzled Skipper).
Below darker than preceding species, white circle at end of cell surrounding black spot, thus forming an eye-like spot; hind wings below brown scaled with green, crossed by three bands of quadrate spots. Expanse 1.15 inch.
Found in northern Europe and Asia and from Alaska to Labrador; extending south on the high mountains both in the West and in the Carolinas.
(3) Hesperia xanthus Edwards, [Plate CXXXIII], Fig. 3, ♂ (The Checkerling).
Resembling H. tessellata, but much smaller and darker at base of wings, spots more crowded. Expanse 1.00 inch.
Found in Colorado and Rocky Mountains to west and south.