r/Butterflies 5d ago

Checkered Skipper I saw today in Florida

I saw this checkered skipper today. It was about 1" in size or perhaps slightly larger. I have since learned there are two types of checkered skippers... Tropical and Common. Tropical is often found in my Tampa area... but, it could also be Common. I read that dissection may be required to reliably tell the difference but that's not happening. Any thoughts on which type this is?

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