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Polyctor Tufted-Skipper

Polyctor cleta

Photo by pamsai
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http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Pyrginae/Polyctor_p._polycto…
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http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Pyrginae/87_Polyctor_cleta_M…

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Cleta Skipper (Polyctor cleta)

Species ID Suggestions

Polyctor Tufted-Skipper

Polyctor sp.
bayucca
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Comments (2)
pamsai
wow bayucca, they look so similar, I'm not surprised. Pretty little Skipper, though...
bayucca
Hesperiidae, Polyctor sp., it is either Polyctor cleta or Polyctor polyctor polyctor. http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Pyrginae/87_Polyctor_cleta_M_082703_KG_Gomez_Farias_3359_AW_i.htm http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Pyrginae/Polyctor_p._polyctor_BRASIL_MATO_GROSSO_Cristalino_Jungle_Lodge_14-X-2006_Richard_Hoyer_i.htm I apologize, but for once, I can't tell you which one it is...

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PublishedSeptember 15, 2013

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