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Hayhurst's Dusky Wing Skipper on Blackberry Blossoms - Staphylus hayhurstii
Copyright © 2004 jim taylor

Hayhurst's Dusky Wing Skipper on Blackberry Blossoms - Staphylus hayhurstii
up-state, South Carolina, USA
April 28, 2004
Size: 5/8 inch
no idea on this one..Dusky?
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Contributed by jim taylor on 26 August, 2007 - 10:32pm
Last updated 21 September, 2007 - 1:02pm

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

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… Tom Bentley, 21 September, 2007 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

ID
thanks guys!
… jim taylor, 27 August, 2007 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

Looks a little like
Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii), but I could be way off. Its range definitely extends into your neck of the woods. Compare to the Guide images here:

… J.R. Jones, 27 August, 2007 - 1:18am login or register to post comments

 
J.R. Is Right
This is a Hayhurst's Scallopwing.
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 27 August, 2007 - 3:19am login or register to post comments

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