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Which Skipper is this? - Hylephila phyleus
Copyright © 2007 John Hartgerink

Which Skipper is this? - Hylephila phyleus
Baton Rouge - BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
September 19, 2007
In a sunny meadow area.
08:30

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Which Skipper is this? - Hylephila phyleus Which Skipper is this? - Hylephila phyleus
Contributed by John Hartgerink on 20 September, 2007 - 8:24am
Last updated 27 September, 2007 - 1:26pm

Skipper ID
This is a female Fiery Skipper(Hylephila phyleus). Note the short antennae.

Gayle
… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 21 September, 2007 - 12:12pm

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