Ranges from New England southward and westward over the greater part of the Atlantic region and the valley of the Mississippi.
Genus LEREMA Scudder
PL. CXLIX
(1) Lerema accius (Smith & Abbot), [Plate CXLIX], Fig. 1, ♂ (The Grimy Skipper).
The wings on the under side are dark fuscous clouded with still deeper brown or black. Expanse 1.40-1.50 inch.
Occurs from Connecticut to Central America, being quite rare in the north but very common in the hot lands of the south.
(2) Lerema hianna (Scudder), [Plate CXLIX], Fig. 2, ♂ (The Dusted Skipper).
The upper side is well represented in our figure. On the under side the wings are a little paler, especially the hind wings, which on their outer half are dusted with gray, in certain lights having a bluish cast. Expanse 1.15-1.25 inch.
Ranges from New England to Nebraska and southward, but, so far as the writer knows not reaching the Gulf States.