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Mountain Skipper (female)

Anisynta monticolae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A small to medium butterfly with a wing span of about 22mm. Head and thorax are covered with long and soft-looking olive-green fur. The wings are grey on the upper side but occasionally show tints of blue-violet.
This butterfly is a female.

Habitat:

Suburban fringe to dry eucalyptus forest.

Notes:

The male can be viewed at http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8728274

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Anisynta monticolae

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bayucca
Nice Skipper from the other side of "my" butterfly world...

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