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Pecks Skipper

Polites peckius

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Field Notes

Description:

Small butterfly with dark brown and orange markings, featuring a yellowish patch in the middle of its hindwings.

Habitat:

Deciduous forest alongside a small stream. I spotted this butterfly in "Paul Spring Park," one of seven small parks in the community of Hollin Hills, Fairfax County, Virginia USA.

Notes:

Copyright © 2011 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved. www.wsanford.com

Reference Links:

Polites peckius, Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

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