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Atrytonopsis quinteri
Crystal Skipper
Atrytonopsis quinteri, the Crystal Skipper, is a recently described skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae) endemic to a narrow coastal range in North Carolina. The species was formally described in 2015 by Burns, though specimens had been collected as early as 1978. Its extremely restricted distribution along barrier islands makes it one of the most geographically limited butterfly species in North America.