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Small Skipper - Poanes zabulon - male
Copyright © 2007 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Small Skipper - Poanes zabulon - Male
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings County, New York, USA
August 18, 2007
Size: < 1 in
Based on this shot, and comparing to Plate 64 of Butterflies through Binoculars: The East, I'm thinking this is a Zabulon Skipper.

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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 18 August, 2007 - 6:58pm
Last updated 10 August, 2009 - 8:33am

Moved
Moved from Skippers.
… Tom Bentley, 21 September, 2007 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… Tom Bentley, 21 September, 2007 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Yes
This is definitely a Zabulon Skipper. Compare:
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 18 August, 2007 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

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