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Dun Skipper

Euphyes vestris

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

Upperside of head and thorax is yellow-orange. Wings are brown-black; male forewing has a black stigma, female forewing has very small cloudy white spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 3/8 inches (2.9 - 3.5 cm).

Habitat:

Wooded area in Miller Springs Park below Belton Lake Dam.

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Euphyes vestris

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PublishedJuly 24, 2014

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