5-28-14. Falcon Heights, TX.
©Berry Nall or as stated
These Polythrix skippers are probably too worn for a certain ID. They are not Eight-spotted Longtails; they may not even be the same species. They do show that you never know just what might turn up in Starr County. H. A. Freeman described the Mexican Longtail (P. mexicana) and observed that it has 5 spots at the apex, while the the Dark-spotted Polythrix (P. asine) has 4 spots. Based on this, the 2013 individual (photographed by Mike Rickard) is probably a Mexican Longtail, while the 2014 individual could be a Dark-spotted Polythrix.

Sightings by Month
 
 
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8
6
4
2
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(in Starr Co, 2010-2019)
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  • 1
 
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>2 seen

Explanation of sightings data
Click thumbnails to view below. Pictures with the same date are different views of the same individual unless specified otherwise.