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Dorantes Longtail Skipper Butterfly

Urbanus dorantes

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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LivanEscudero
I don't think this is an Autochton sp. (according to bugguide A. cellus is the only species whose range extends north of Mexico into Arizona.) I'm almost certain this is either a Dorantes Longtail Skipper (Urbanus dorantes) or a Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) that has lost its tail. Like this one: http://bugguide.net/node/view/757046/bgimage
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PublishedNovember 10, 2015

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