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Turquoise longtail skipper

Urbanus evona

Photo by auntnance123
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Habitat:

spotted among spanish needles flowers

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Turquoise Longtail (Urbanus evona)

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Comments (6)
KeithRoragen
All the pictures of U. evona I have seen show fewer submarginal spots on the forewing. http://butterfliesofamerica.com/urbanus_evona_specimens.htm http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7289506
auntnance123
@ Keith, urbanus proteus was my first thought also, but I compared it with this example: http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/ltskip.html I thought the pattern of wing spots, length of the 'tails' (even with the obvious damage), and color were more like Urbanus evona.
Rubens Araujo
Great Shot...!!! I found a similar skipper last week, but yours have a more vivid color !!! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7289506
KeithRoragen
A gorgeous specimen, but Urbanus proteus seems much more likely.

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