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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Dicot Skippers (Eudaminae) » Urbanus » Long-tailed Skipper - Hodges#3886 (Urbanus proteus)
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BflySkipper_Urbanus_sp11192015_MS_ - Urbanus proteus
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BflySkipper_Urbanus_sp11192015_MS_ - Urbanus proteus
Marjory Stoneham Douglas Everglades Habitat, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
November 19, 2015
Believe this is Urbanus proteus - long tailed skipper as but there are a lot of adult U.dorantes around as well.
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Contributed by Rich on 19 November, 2015 - 3:03pm
Last updated 13 January, 2017 - 7:56pm

Moved
Moved from Skippers.
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Comparison
I think that you are correct, if you compare them on this image, your's is more like the top one:
Good Luck!
… Bob Biagi, 20 November, 2015 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your help
I think you've got it. The dorantes is pretty different - looks like he got scrubbed with steel wool!
… Rich, 20 November, 2015 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

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