Genus PHYCANASSA Scudder
PL. CXLVII
(1) Phycanassa viator (Edwards), [Plate CXLVII] Fig. 1, ♂; Fig. 2, ♀ (The Broad-winged Skipper).
Below paler than above, the light spots of the upper side reappearing less distinctly; the hind wing traversed from base to middle of outer margin by a light-colored longitudinal ray which is not as plain in the female as in the male. Expanse 1.45-1.60 inch.
Rare in the Northern States from New Jersey to Wisconsin, but quite abundant in the Southern States as far west as Texas.
(2) Phycanassa aaroni Skinner, [Plate CXLVII], Fig. 3, ♂ (Aaron’s Skipper). (See [p. 219].)
Below fore wings black at base, middle area tawny, paler than above, with the outlines of the borders the same, but their color cinnamon-brown, and not fuscous, as above; hind wings below uniformly cinnamon-brown, without any spots. Female like the male, but larger. Expanse 1.00-1.25 inch.
Found in the salt marshes near Cape May, New Jersey, but probably has a wider range to the south.