Peck's Skipper Polites peckius (W. Kirby, 1837)    Synonyms: Hesperia peckius, Hesperia wamsutta, Hodges #4036, Papilio cora, Polites coras.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Hesperiidae   >   Genus Polites   

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Host plants include Rice Cutgrass and Kentucky Bluegrass (Cech and Tudor, 2005).

There are 1,026 records in the project database.

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A Peck's Skipper in Harford Co., Maryland (7/28/2015). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (7/19/2015). Photo by Kevin Heffernan. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jrcagle via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/23/2021). Determined by J. Wiley Rains/BAMONA. Photo by Barbara Speckart. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/17/2006). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/24/2018). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/19/2014). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/18/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/30/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/3/2012). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/17/2015). Determined by Larry de March/BugGuide. Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/10/2014). Photo by Kevin Heffernan. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Washington Co., Maryland (8/25/2018). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/15/2018). Photo by Erica Weick. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/11/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Washington Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/27/2015). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (7/30/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A mated pair of Peck's Skippers in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (7/30/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/30/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/2/2020). (c) Lexin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Lexin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/3/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/22/2015). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by botanygirl via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Maryland (8/29/2020). (c) tminatbe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by tminatbe via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A pair of Peck's Skippers in Kent Co., Maryland (7/17/2014). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/3/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/14/2020). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper at Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area, Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2005). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Peck's Skipper found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2014). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Peck's Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/17/2022). (c) Ben McGrew, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ben McGrew via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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