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Skippers, orange and black, 3 of them - Poanes hobomok
Copyright © 2012 Wildlife Sightings

Skippers, orange and black, 3 of them - Poanes hobomok
Windsor Junction, McDonald Park, Nova Scotia, Canada
June 11, 2012
Size: about 2cm
3 of them were congregating. Hobomok skipper perhaps?
Contributed by Wildlife Sightings on 4 July, 2012 - 2:57pm
Last updated 5 January, 2015 - 1:27pm

Moved
Moved from Grass Skippers.
… Cliff Ivy, 5 January, 2015 - 1:27pm

Yes, Hobomoks
The female is in the foreground. She is vibrating her wings and seems to have the attention of the two admiring males.
… Cliff Ivy, 5 January, 2015 - 1:24pm

Moved
Moved from Skippers.
… John S. Ascher, 27 October, 2014 - 6:38am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 27 July, 2012 - 1:59pm

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