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Short-tailed Skipper

Zetusa dorus

Photo by BugEric
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Field Notes

Description:

About the size of a Silver-spotted Skipper, with very hairy body and legs. Colored as shown.

Habitat:

"Sky islands" of Arizona: mountainous canyons with mixed hardwoods and conifers.

Notes:

This species is restricted to the southwest U.S. Location was Garden Canyon on Ft. Huachuca.

Reference Links:

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

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