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Box: 82 Cork: 58

Hesperiidae  Polites peckius (Kirby) / Atrytone logan (Edwards) [det. D. Wright]

From:  USA  Pennsylvania  Original Locality Data: PA: Holmesburg; Co. of Phila.; 1875-6
Peale's Identification: [Unknown] [Former ID: Polites coras (Cramer)/Poanes hobomok (Harris). Polites coras is not Nearctic]
Measurements: 1a: FWL = 12.8 mm; 1b: FWL = 13.7 mm Comments: 2 specimens (2 different species); note that measurements for corks with 2 specimens are noted as "a" & "b" with "a" the top (relative to "top" of box with numbers viewed right-side up) and "b" the bottom specimen.

Specimen 58 in Peale Box 82,
Box 82 data: [North American Skippers] "82; Hesperidae" [sic Hesperiidae] [No index] Mounted: 1875-1876

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