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Jemadia Skipper

Jemadia sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Diurnal butterfly of the Hesperiidae family, the skippers.

Habitat:

Open areas, school campus.

Notes:

Feeding on nectar of Calliandra surinamensis.

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Jemadia

Species ID Suggestions

Belus Skipper

Phocides belus

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Comments (3)
bayucca
Please, check the ID and update, thanks.
bayucca
Jemadia is actually very similar and there are even some more very similar skippers around. Yours is Phocides belus, Belus Skipper. Note the typical silvery patches at the edge of the forewing. http://butterfliesofamerica.com/phocides_belus.htm
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PublishedOctober 14, 2013

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