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Glassy-winged Skipper

Xenophanes tryxus

Photo by Ismael Chaves
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Forewing has an irregular outer margin; hindwing is slightly scalloped. Upperside is gray-black with irregular transparent patches.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

I think it is a butterfly, not a moth. In the skipper group maybe?
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PublishedOctober 12, 2011

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