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Skipper or Not? - Hylephila phyleus - male
Copyright © 2018 Petra K. Taylor

Skipper or Not? - Hylephila phyleus - Male
Clovis, Shaw Avenue, Fresno County, California, USA
July 12, 2012
Size: 1 1/2"
I discovered her and several of her cousins sipping nectar from zinnias and roses. These flowers were in the median on Shaw Avenue, across from my bank.

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Skipper or Not? - Hylephila phyleus - male Skipper or Not? - Hylephila phyleus - male - female
Contributed by Petra K. Taylor on 25 January, 2018 - 9:46pm
Last updated 26 January, 2018 - 8:32am

Fiery Skipper male
Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 26 January, 2018 - 8:26am

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus.
Images here.
… cwmelton, 25 January, 2018 - 10:20pm

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