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White/Brown Moth - Pyrgus albescens
Copyright © 2009 TimTap87

White/Brown Moth - Pyrgus albescens
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
August 28, 2009
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Contributed by TimTap87 on 6 September, 2009 - 11:53pm
Last updated 11 September, 2009 - 10:07pm

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Which is where?
Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis? I thought most in Alabama were pretty much sure to be P. communis, especially so far north of the coast - but I might be wrong. Pretty much need to see genitalia to be sure which it is.
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Skipper
White Checkered Skipper (P. albescens)
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