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skipper butterflies

Potanthus niobe hyugai

Photo by ArvinMemaphu
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Mardon Skipper Butterfly

polites sp

Comments (4)

Arvin, since you are in Luzon, the scientific name for this spotting is Potanthus niobe hyugai. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potanthus_niobe
I just bought a new book about skippers from the Philippines! Would be a nice frist try to check the ID for you...
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PublishedAugust 8, 2012

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