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Field Notes

Description:

The size of a quarter, orange and yellow and black

Habitat:

Flowers, green plant

Species ID Suggestions

Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

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Comments (2)
bayucca
Yes, it is a Skipper butterfly. From the bright and long distance shot I think it might be the Fiery Skipper. But I am not 100% sure.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2010

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