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Small orange butterfly

Thymelicus lineola

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Field Notes

Description:

Small orange butterfly , Orange skipper

Habitat:

#Orange #butterfly #Sitting #Flower

Species ID Suggestions

Lesser Dart

Potanthus omaha

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
KostasZontanos
This is not European Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola): http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_pages/lineola.htm
bayucca
I think this might be a Potanthus omaha. Please, verify, I am not 100% sure!! http://peacockroyal.blogspot.ch/2012/08/lornie-trail-to-ranger-station.html http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/India%20-%20Potanthus%20omaha.htm http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/1061-Potanthus/Potanthus-spp. The Essex Skipper is a European butterfly and looks different: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_Skipper
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PublishedNovember 6, 2013

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