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Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus
27.0998, -82.4543
Field Notes
Description:
he Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) is a spread-winged skipper butterfly found throughout tropical and subtropical America, south to Argentina and north into the southern part of the United States of America. It cannot live in areas with prolonged frost. It is a showy butterfly, with wings of light brown tinted with iridescent blue, and two long tails extending from the hindwings. The robust body is light blue dorsally. It has a large head, prominent eyes, and a wingspan between 4.5 and 6 centimeters. Wikipedia
Habitat:
So many butterflies on this patch of Bidens: Wet Prairie
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