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Skipper Butterfly

Hesperiidae

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Description:

Some type of moth, I believe. Tough to see markings in the pic, but he flew away before I could get more.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
bayucca
This is a Skipper Butterfly, Hesperiidae. Look at the typical large head. One of the most tricky butterfly to ID. Best chance if you can see all 4 sides. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipper_(butterfly) http://bugguide.net/node/view/189 Do you have other pictures?
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2013

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