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Long Tailed Skipper sans tails -Urbanus proteus - Urbanus proteus

Long Tailed Skipper sans tails -Urbanus proteus - Urbanus proteus
Boca Raton , Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
October 19, 2009
Size: 1 1.4" approx
This skipper got into the house and wanted out . I looked through the skippers and the closest I found in coloration and wing pattern was the long tailed skipper . This one isn't sporting the tails though .

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Long Tailed Skipper sans tails -Urbanus proteus - Urbanus proteus Skipper - Urbanus proteus

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Long-tailed skipper
Lost its tails, apparently. Beautiful shots.

 
Thanks
Hopefully I'll get the hang of my new macro lens .

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