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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Dicot Skippers (Eudaminae) » Urbanus » Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
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Unknown skipper. - Urbanus proteus
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Unknown skipper. - Urbanus proteus
Holly Hill, Volusia County, Florida, USA
October 15, 2009
Size: 1 1/2 inch
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Contributed by nature boy on 16 October, 2009 - 5:47pm
Last updated 17 October, 2009 - 10:24am

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Moved from ID Request.

It's a bit tattered and there are a lot of images of this common skipper, but most of them are of the blue-green upperside, or the underside of a less-clearly-marked individual. The underside of the forewing here is one of the better ones we have for the species.
… Abigail M. Parker, 17 October, 2009 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

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Please "edit" and set the state.
… John R. Maxwell, 16 October, 2009 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

 
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There's only one Volusia County- in Florida
… Chuck Entz, 16 October, 2009 - 11:41pm login or register to post comments

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Longtailed Skipper. note the blue-green sheen and the tails.
… Ray Simpson, 16 October, 2009 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

Looks like...
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) but there are a couple of look-alikes but I think i see a bit of the green-blue iridescence near the head.
… Ron M., 16 October, 2009 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

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