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Checkered Skipper

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Field Notes

Description:

Hairy butterfly or moth?

Species ID Suggestions

Tropical checkered skipper?

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auntnance123
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Common checkered skipper

Pyrgus communis

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KarenL
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Comments (2)
KarenL
auntnance, I think you are right! The ranges do overlap but this does seem to have the blue tinge of the tropical checked skipper. Good spot!

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Paso Pacifico Survey
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2011

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