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Umber Skipper

Poanes melane

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Field Notes

Description:

Cute skipper butterfly that is ""Umber" brown, yellowish spots on forewing, hindwing has broad yellowish band."

Habitat:

Unknown flower at Balboa Park "California, west of Sierras, southern Arizona (rare), into Baja California, highlands of Mexico, Central America"

Reference Links:

Species Poanes melane - Umber Skipper - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedOctober 28, 2013

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