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Turk's-Cap White-Skipper

Heliopetes macaira

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take in my backyard, this is a skipper that i never see before, very small around 1.5 cm wingspan.

Habitat:

Tropical open area.

Reference Links:

Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

Species ID Suggestions

Turk's-Cap White-Skipper

Heliopetes macaira

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Comments (3)
Jacob Gorneau
Beautiful! I agree with gatorfellows..awesome catch, I looked all night an could not find it!
gatorfellows
this suggestion needs verification, but is my best guess. :)

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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity
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PublishedMarch 31, 2013

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