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skipper

Description:

An unidentified skipper or skipper butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America. This specimen exhibits the typical skipper antennae with the clubs hooked backward like a crochet hook, as well as the stockier body type that characterizes the family. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipper_%28...

Habitat:

Spotted in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.

Notes:

In beautiful afternoon light...


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Indonesia

Lat: -2.56, Long: 140.50

Spotted on Apr 19, 2012
Submitted on Apr 19, 2012

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