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Skipper Butterfly

Hesperia comma

Photo by Nicholas4
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown moth or butterfly. Not sure what species though.. Hesperia comma a fellow member says. Does anyone know the subspecies?

Habitat:

Sitting on the azalea flowers..

Reference Links:

Hesperia comma

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
bayucca
I don't think this one is Hesperia comma. Look at the pictures and you will see the differences with yours. I try to get a little bit closer, but this one might be a tricky one. There are several around with little spots at the forewing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperia_comma
bayucca
It is a skipper butterfly.

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