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Longtail Skipper

Urbanus proteus

Photo by LivanEscudero
Published on Project Noah
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25.6768, -80.2752

Field Notes

Habitat:

gardens, shrubs

Notes:

fairly common. seen at most parks here.

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Comments (6)
LivanEscudero
Thanks Alyssa. This guy was one of the most colorful of these guys I'd ever seen. Also had his tails and wings intact, they get pretty ragged.
alyssacritt
Great photos! Lovely colors on this guy (:

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