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some kind of skipper - Hylephila phyleus - male
Copyright © 2006 Nathan

some kind of skipper - Hylephila phyleus - Male
San Diego (Balboa Park), San Diego County, California, USA
August 20, 2006
Size: About 1 inch
I believe this is probably a fiery skipper
Contributed by Nathan on 24 August, 2006 - 12:36am
Last updated 7 September, 2006 - 3:31pm

Nice picture! Love the angle
Nice picture!
Love the angle and the composition with the nice flowers. (minus the green leaf it would make it even better)

Not able to help with the ID, still working on learning skippers myself but had to say I love the picture quality.
… Brenda Van Ryswyk, 24 August, 2006 - 8:50am

 
Male Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
These are very common where I live in North Carolina.
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 24 August, 2006 - 2:01pm

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