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Skipper? - Polites otho
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Skipper? - Polites otho
North of Hempstead , Waller County, Texas, USA
May 14, 2025
Size: 1”+
Contributed by equimom on 15 May, 2025 - 11:33am
Last updated 8 June, 2025 - 1:47pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Most of these have a somewhat brighter and redder ground color that some other skippers.

Here is one from the guide to compare to:
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 8 June, 2025 - 1:47pm

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