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Yellow and Orange Butterfly - Abaeis nicippe
Copyright © 2009 John Hartgerink

Yellow and Orange Butterfly - Abaeis nicippe
Baton Rouge - BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
June 18, 2009
Taken at about 10:30 AM.
90-95 degF
Flower is called Sida.
It was feeding on these flowers for quite some time.

I was thinking it might be a Sleepy Orange?

John
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Contributed by John Hartgerink on 18 June, 2009 - 7:44pm
Last updated 2 July, 2009 - 3:01pm

Yes
Sleepy Orange - Abaeis nicippe
… Bob Barber, 18 June, 2009 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

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