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Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Pyrgus oileus
Photo take at my backyard this is one of the most common skippers in the area always looking for nectar in small wild flowers.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. Range: Peninsular Florida, the Gulf Coast, and South Texas south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Argentina.
Lat: 20.85, Long: -86.88
Spotted on Jul 21, 2012
Submitted on Jul 21, 2012
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