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Horace's Duskywing - Hodges#3952 (Erynnis horatius)
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Copyright © 2012
Stephen_WV
Alabama Skipper -
Erynnis horatius
Mobile Botanical Gardens, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
July 29, 2012
This skipper was enjoying the exotic flowers at Mobile's Botanical Gardens.
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Contributed by
Stephen_WV
on 1 August, 2012 - 8:18am
Last updated 19 August, 2012 - 11:43am
Moved
Moved from
Skippers
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Stephen_WV
, 19 August, 2012 - 11:43am
Looks like...
a Horace's
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Betsy Betros
, 18 August, 2012 - 11:17pm
Thank-you Betsy!
Thanks Betsy. I'm always delighted to find just about any skipper except Silver-spotted and Pecks, the two most often found on my home place. I find Skippers hard to ID, though, so I appreciate your ID on this one.
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Stephen_WV
, 19 August, 2012 - 11:45am
Yeah..
skippers are the sparrows of the butterfly world!
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Betsy Betros
, 19 August, 2012 - 2:12pm