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skip the small talk - Cymaenes tripunctus
Copyright © 2005 Sean McCann

skip the small talk - Cymaenes tripunctus
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
December 6, 2005
Found this in a particular place where skippers like to be near my lab.
Contributed by Sean McCann on 7 December, 2005 - 12:34pm
Last updated 26 December, 2005 - 7:25am

Three-spotted Skipper
Rick Cech's book (1) notes the very long antennae, and the faint concentric HW spots. The FW angular at apex. The abdomen isn't white like the Eufala Skipper.
… tom murray, 24 December, 2005 - 5:57pm

 
Agreed,
antennae 1/2 length of FW.
Moved to species page, where some of the others look iffy.
… A.W. Thomas, 26 December, 2005 - 7:25am

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