Long-tailed Skipper [Filler]

I have only observed this skipper in South Carolina on visits to Hilton Head Island, four years ago and now.

ID’ed at BAMONA as Urbanus proteus or “Long-tailed Skipper.”
Species pages: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ] [ UK Butterflies ]

Interestingly (and FWIW), BAMONA and BugGuide place this skipper in the same family (Hesperiidae), but different “subfamilies.”

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5th October 2019 5th Oct 19