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Pyrgus oileus
Photo take at my backyard small butterfly common in this area about 2 cm wingspan white color whit black dots and patterns. Upperside is dark brown with pale markings; male forewing has a mat of long blue-gray hairs; hindwing of both sexes has marginal and submarginal bands made up of equal-sized spots. Underside of hindwing is pale, often with a strong brown overlay; not much contrast between bands and ground color.
Open, sunny areas including pastures, brushy fields, wooded trails, thorn-scrub, and roadsides. Found from Peninsular Florida, the Gulf Coast, and South Texas south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Argentina.
Spotted on Jun 15, 2012
Submitted on Jun 15, 2012
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