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common sootywing

Pholisora catullus

Photo by bowhunter187
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Field Notes

Description:

dark purple with white spots the size of a small skipper

Habitat:

Disturbed areas including roads, trails, vacant weedy lots, suburban gardens and moist edges of woods and bottomlands

Species ID Suggestions

Common Sootywing

Pholisora catullus

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AshleySummerfield
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