Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

Statewide distribution in NC being most common in the piedmont, Crossline Skippers are two brooded, appearing in May and flying well into the fall. This species is quite variable in appearance and can be confused with several other skippers.
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Murphy's Point Provincial Park, Lanark Co., Ontario
12 July 2018		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Murphy's Point Provincial Park, Lanark Co., Ontario
12 July 2018
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Murphy's Point Provincial Park, Lanark Co., Ontario
12 July 2018		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Lanark Co., Ontario
12 July 2018
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
11 Sep 2018
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Wake Co., NC
25 May 2008
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
13 Sep 2023

Nectaring on Lespedeza virginica

Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
11 Sep 2018		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes), very worn!!
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
21 Sep 2019
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skippers (Polites origenes)
Falls Lake, Wake Co., NC
25 May 2008

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Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Durham Co., NC
30 May 2003		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
25 May 2004
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Wilkes Co., NC
24 Aug 2016
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
5 June 2018
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
5 June 2018

Diving in deep!

Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
21 Aug 2017		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
24 Aug 2017
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
7 June 2020		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
7 June 2020
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
7 June 2020		 Crossline Skippers (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
7 June 2020
Crossline Skippers (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
31 May 2020
Crossline Skippers (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
3 Sep 2022		 Crossline Skippers (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
3 Sep 2022
Crossline Skippers (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
5 Sep 2023

Mated pair

Crossline Skippers (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
13 Sep 2023
Crossline Skippers (Polites origenes)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
21 June 2020
From below, Crossline Skippers vary from orangish to brownish and from being nearly unmarked to having a strong postmedian band of pales spots. Males and females look similar from below.
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
6 Jun 2006		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
28 Sep 2005
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) From above, males and females are quite distinct, with males (left) showing much more orange and a strong diagonal black line (stigma). Females (rignt) are mostly dark above with a few square spots in the middle of the forewing.
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
19 May 2004		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
6 Jun 2006
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
25 May 2004		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
16 May 2004
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Durham, NC
20 Aug 2005		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Male
Durham Co., NC
20 Aug 2005
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
25 May 2004		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
16 May 2004
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Chatham Co., NC
24 Sep 2005		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Orange Co., NC
13 June 2008
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Durham Co., NC
30 May 2003		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Chatham Co., NC
24 Sep 2005
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Korstian Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
21 Aug 2004
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Durham Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
13 Sep 2020		 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Blackwood Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
15 May 2007
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Durham Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
13 Sep 2020
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Durham Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
19 Sep 2023
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) I watched a Crossline Skipper lay this egg on the underside of a blade of grass (Panicum sp.)

Orange Co., NC
29 May 2004
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Crossline? Tawny-edge? Broken-dash?
Orange Co., NC
25 May 2004
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Durham Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
13 Sep 2023

Nectaring on Slender Bushclover (Lespedeza virginica)

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