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Common Checkered-Skipper - Hodges#3966 (Burnsius communis)
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Copyright © 2008
Larry Allain
Skipper on sunflower -
Burnsius communis
Kaplan, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Contributed by
Larry Allain
on 19 September, 2008 - 3:49pm
Last updated 23 November, 2008 - 1:43am
it's Pyrgus communis
Moved from
Butterflies
.
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David J. Ferguson
, 23 November, 2008 - 1:43am
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Likely a checkered-skipper
I'm not familiar with eastern species, but white and common appear to be candidates. (The odd one out may be your other skipper.)
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Ron Hemberger
, 19 September, 2008 - 8:02pm
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