Sandhill Skipper (two photos)
Polites sabuleti
Subclass Pterygota (Winged Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)
Genus Polites
Species sabuleti (Sandhill Skipper)

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Sandhill Skipper at Red Butte Gardens in SLC, UT © Carol Davis, 8-15-05

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Thanks to Bugguide.net for helping to ID this little skipper