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Long-Tailed Skipper Butterfly

Urbanus proteus

Photo by Joey99
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

On a Lantana plant in a back yard garden. This one is around almost every day.

Habitat:

Back yard area - garden

Notes:

ID'ed on Bugguide.net by Ben Smith & Steve Pelikan
http://bugguide.net/node/view/963883
http://bugguide.net/node/view/963885

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Joey99
Hi Pixie. Yes, that's a Lantana plant. He has two kinds growing in that area where I took these photos. My brother has Lantana growing in two other places also in his back yard but most of it isn't blooming yet. When it comes into bloom, I expect a lot more butterflies to visit. Joe
Pixie
I love the flowers he's on too.. Lantana?
Photographed
PublishedJuly 25, 2014

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