A Swarthy Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/6/2016).

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Swarthy Skippers in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2014).

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Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/7/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 461231 - Psn: 25)

Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/7/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Swarthy Skipper in Charles Co., Maryland (6/14/2020).

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Swarthy Skipper in Talbot Co., Maryland (8/13/2022). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 721017 - Psn: 45)

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A Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/14/2006).

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Swarthy Skipper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/24/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 269089 - Psn: 55)

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Swarthy Skipper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/4/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 292446 - Psn: 55)

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A Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/4/2013).

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A Swarthy Skipper in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/14/2018). Verified by Rick Borchelt.

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Swarthy Skipper in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/15/2013). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 269216 - Psn: 65)

Swarthy Skipper in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/15/2013). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/8/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 292441 - Psn: 66)

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Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/30/2013). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 233171 - Psn: 75)

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Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 232916 - Psn: 76)

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Swarthy Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (6/9/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 423680 - Psn: 78)

Swarthy Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (6/9/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Swarthy Skipper collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2000).

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Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/13/2008). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>) (Photo ID: 1448449 - Psn: 200)

Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/13/2008). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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A Swarthy Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/6/2016). View Record Details Media by Kevin Heffernan.

Swarthy Skippers in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2014). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

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A Swarthy Skipper in Charles Co., Maryland (6/14/2020). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/14/2006). Media by Steve Collins.

A Swarthy Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/4/2013). View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

A Swarthy Skipper in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/14/2018). Verified by Rick Borchelt. View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Swarthy Skipper in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/15/2013). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by jrcagle via iNaturalist.

Swarthy Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (6/9/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

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Nastra lherminier

Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Nastra
Species:	N. lherminier
Binomial name
*Nastra lherminier* (Latreille, 1824)
Synonyms
Hesperia lherminier Latreille, [1824] Hesperia fusca Grote and Robinson, 1867

Nastra lherminier, the swarthy skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Description

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The upperside of the wing is dark brown. The forewing may have 2 very faint light spots. The underside of the hindwing is yellow-brown with lighter veins. The wing span ranges from 1 to 1.8 inches long or 2.5 to 2.9 centimeters long.^[5]

References

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^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Nastra lherminier Swarthy Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Nastra lherminier Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Nastra lherminier". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Nastra lherminier species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Swarthy Skipper Nastra lherminier (Latreille, [1824]) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2026-03-05.

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Taxon identifiers
Nastra lherminier	Wikidata: Q13877607 Wikispecies: Nastra lherminier BAMONA: Nastra-lherminier BioLib: 703188 BOLD: 58462 BugGuide: 27931 CoL: 45SH9 EoL: 185381 GBIF: 1950567 iNaturalist: 143664 Insecta.pro: 44041 IRMNG: 10616250 ITIS: 706684 LepIndex: 185538 MONA: 3993 NatureServe: 2.116710 NCBI: 2680722 Open Tree of Life: 4234330

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Swarthy Skipper

Nastra lherminier (Latreille, [1824])

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