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Long-tailed Skipper

Urbanus proteus

Photo by Rubens Araujo
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Long-tailed Skipper

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Long-tailed skipper

Urbanus proteus

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Comments (6)
auntnance123
Wow, he's pretty tattered, no wonder he isn't as colorful. Very nice pictures.
KarenL
Beautiful butterfly! They are supposedly indigenous to Tennessee but I haven't seen one yet!
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What a cool butterfly! We have tons of skippers here (in the western US), but none with tails like that. :)

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