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Pale Sicklewing

Achlyodes pallida

Photo by Ismael Chaves
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The MnMs
La sencillez de la mariposa en contraste con el color de la flor..que bonito!
HemaShah
@ Liam ,the hind wings do not look scalloped though.
Liam
Try looking in the Scallopwing genus.
Liam
It's definitely a butterfly. Note the antennae isn't fuzzy. This butterfly would be of the open-winged skipper family. Not sure what exact species though.
HemaShah
http://insects.about.com/od/learningaboutinsects/a/butterflyormoth.htm according to this link,this seems to be a Moth. It's body is thick and fuzzy and the wings are held flat while resting.
Ismael Chaves
i would like to know if it is a skipper or maybe a moth, i dont know how to identify them

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