Pawnee Montane Skipper - Hesperia leonardus

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Pawnee Montane Skipper - Hesperia leonardus -

Lazy Gulch (Just west of Deckers), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
August 31, 2009

Another view of the same female in an ovipositing position on blue gramma grass. Pretty fuzzy, but interesting behavior shot.

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Pawnee Montane Skipper - Hesperia leonardus - female

Contributed by Heidi Eaton on 31 August, 2009 - 8:06pm
Last updated 4 September, 2009 - 10:52pm

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