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Photo by OnengDyah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Grassland or wildland.

Notes:

This is a small butterfly, the length of the body from head of about 1.5 cm

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
OnengDyah
@S Frazier and gratorfellows..thank you.
gatorfellows
This is a banded skipper butterfly, Hesperiidae. "They hold their wings partially open while resting, with the front wings and hind wings held at different angles. They are usually orange, rust, or brown in colour and have pointed forewings." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Skippers
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PublishedApril 4, 2013

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