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Tropical Checkered-Skipper (female)

Pyrgus oileus

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

I saw many of these tiny little Skippers all over Central America feeding on small wildflowers in disturbed areas along dirt roads and in open sunny areas.

Habitat:

Wild rural garden just off the Limpkin trail, Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary. Neo-tropical rain forest and Wetlands

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Tropical Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus oileus

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