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Sachem Skipper Butterfly

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Sachem skipper

Atalopedes campestris

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KarenL
Nice shot! It's actually a skipper butterfly! Notice the 'clubs' at the end of it's antennae - all butterflies have these but they are absent in moths.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2011

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