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Zabulon skipper

Poanes zabulon

Photo by EagleEye
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Field Notes

Description:

Zabulon skipper mating pair during a courtship ritual. The female is the darker colored individual. They were dancing in the grass and then feeding on butterfly bush flowers.

Reference Links:

Species Poanes zabulon - Zabulon Skipper - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
EagleEye
Definitely! You're right Keith and that explains why they were chasing each other - it's a mating dance. Thanks for the info!
KeithRoragen
Skippers are often sexually dimorphic so it is quite possible these are different sexes of the same species. Zabulon Skipper- Poanes zabulon - looks like a good candidate. http://bugguide.net/node/view/450

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PublishedAugust 30, 2011

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