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The Poweshiek Skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek) is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This skipper ranges southeastern Manitoba and in the US, it ranges from the states adjacent to the Great Lakes as far south as Mexico.

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