A special note of thanks to Erik Nielsen and Mike Nelson for their help and advice with the online edition.
In the 1980s my efforts to learn Massachusetts butterflies led to a fascination with Skippers. Like many naturalists I had begun with birds. I was extremely fortunate to
count among my friends and field companions a master - Dick Forster. Boys will be boys and I was always searching for something special to impress (and yes, to mildly annoy) Dick. Given his talent and experience this was a lost cause with birds. And so I was delighted to find a Milbert's Tortoiseshell in Concord and present it to Dick with the knowledge that he had never seen this species in the state. I was also pleased when I realized that I could share what I was learning about Skippers with Dick and many others.
This interest also led to the purchase of my first video camera and the realization that video was an excellent learning and teaching tool for naturalists. Many people generously shared their expertise with me as well as their companionship in the field as I was chasing the Skippers. I wish to express my gratitude and to acknowledge their participation in this project.
Brian Cassie,
Debora Diggins,
Greg Dodge,
Jim Dowdell,
Patsy Eickelberg,
Mark Fairbrother,
Shawneen Finnegan,
Dick Forster,
Jeff Glassberg,
Steve Goldstein,
Richard Hildreth,
Brian Malcolm,
Dave Nunnallee,
Simon Perkins,
Chris Phillips,
Guy Tutor,
Charlie Walton
Common Name | Scientific Name | County, State | Date |
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Aaron's Skipper | Poanes aaroni | Cumberland Co., NJ | August 1995 |
Arctic Skipper | Carterocephalus palaemon | Middlesex, MA | June 2006 |
Black Dash | Euphyes conspicuus | Middlesex, MA | July 1995 |
Broad-winged Skipper | Poanes viator | Cape May Co., NJ | July 1991 |
Clouded Skipper | Lerema accius | Cape May Co., NJ | September 1991 |
Cobweb Skipper | Hesperia metea | Middlesex, MA | May 1995 |
Common Branded Skipper | Hesperia comma | Hancock Co., ME | August 1994 |
Common Checkered-Skipper | Pyrgus communis | Cape May Co., NJ | October 1995 |
Common Roadside-Skipper | Amblyscirtes vialis | xxxx | xxxx |
Common Sootywing | Pholisora catullus | Middlesex, MA | July 1995 |
Crossline Skipper | Polites origines | Middlesex, MA | July 2005 |
Delaware Skipper | Anatrytone logan | Middlesex, MA | July 2005 |
Dion Skipper | Euphyes dion | Atlantic Co., NJ | July 1995 |
Dotted Skipper | Hesperia attalus | Cumberland Co., NJ | August 1995 |
Dreamy Duskywing | Erynnis icelus | Middlesex, MA | May 2008 |
Dun Skipper | Euphyes vestris | Middlesex, MA | July 1995 |
Dusted Skipper | Atrytonopsis hianna | Middlesex, MA | May 2008 |
European Skipper | Thymelicus lineola | Middlesex, MA | June 1995 |
Fiery Skipper | Hylephila phyleus | Cape May Co., NJ | September 1997 |
Hayhurst's Scallopwing | Staphylus hayhurstii | Cape May Co., NJ | August 1995 |
Hoary Edge | Achalarus lyciades | Middlesex, MA | June 1995 |
Hobomok Skipper | Poanes hobomok | Middlesex, MA | June 1995 |
Horace's Duskywing | Erynnis horatius | Plymouth Co., MA | July 2008 |
Indian Skipper | Hesperia sassacus | Middlesex, MA | July 1995 |
Juvenal's Duskywing | Erynnis juvenalis | Middlesex, MA | May 2008 |
Least Skipper | Ancyloxpha numitor | Middlesex, MA | August 1995 |
Leonard's Skipper | Hesperia leonardus | Middlesex, MA | September 1995 |
Little Glassywing | Pompeius verna | Middlesex, MA | July 1995 |
Long Dash | Polites mystic | Middlesex, MA | June 1994 |
Long-tailed Skipper | Urbanus proteus | Cape May Co., NJ | September 1998 |
Mulberry Wing | Poanes massasoit | Middlesex, MA | July 1994 |
Northern Broken-Dash | Wallengrenia egeremet | Middlesex, MA | July 1994 |
Northern Cloudywing | Thorybes pylades | Middlesex, MA | June 1995 |
Ocola Skipper | Panoquina ocola | Cape May Co., NJ | September 2007 |
Peck's Skipper | Polites peckius | Middlesex, MA | June 2008 |
Pepper and Salt Skipper | Amblyscirtes hegon | Middlesex, MA | June 2008 |
Rare Skipper | Problema bulenta | Cumberland Co., NJ | August 1995 |
Sachem | Amblyscirtes vialis | Middlesex, MA | September 2007 |
Salt Marsh Skipper | Panoquina panoquin | Cape May Co., NJ | July 1991 |
Silver-spotted Skipper | Epargyreus clarus | Middlesex, MA | July 1995 |
Sleepy Duskywing | Erynnis brizo | Plymouth Co.,, MA | May 2008 |
Southern Cloudywing | Thorybes bathyllus | Middlesex, MA | July 1995 |
Swarthy Skipper | Nastra lherminier | Cape May Co., NJ | September 2007 |
Tawny-edged Skipper | Polites themistocles | Middlesex, MA | July 2008 |
Two-spotted Skipper | Euphyes bimacula | Norfolk, MA | June 1993 |
Wild Indigo Duskywing | Erynnis baptisiae | Middlesex, MA | July 2008 |
Zabulon Skipper | Poanes zabulon | Cape May Co., NJ | September 2005 |