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Skipper Butterfly - Amblyscirtes aesculapius

Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
September 25, 2009

Any ID for this skipper? Thanks.

Contributed by Bill Johnson on 16 November, 2009 - 3:53pm

Moved

Moved from Skippers.

… Bill Johnson, 16 November, 2009 - 4:34pm

Amblyscirtes aesculapius

Lace-winged Roadside Skipper--this is an ID. There is nothing even vaguely similar

… Harry Zirlin, 16 November, 2009 - 4:09pm

Thanks Harry - I agree - I'd

Thanks Harry - I agree - I'd never seen those type of markings before on any other skipper.

… Bill Johnson, 16 November, 2009 - 4:18pm

See if you can get it moved to the species page.

It is a new monthly record for NC. Kind of a late record, too. They are out in March and April, then again in July and August. I did not know they were out in September-October.

… Harry Zirlin, 16 November, 2009 - 4:22pm

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