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Long-tailed skipper

Urbanus proteus

Description:

Dark brown skipper butterfly with iridescent blue body

Habitat:

Semi rural wildlife habitat

Notes:

On asclepias in our butterfly garden. The first time I've seen this species & I had the perfect shot of its ventral side lined up when our new outdoor cat came crashing through the plant & scared it off!

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2 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Alice!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Nice!

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Sep 10, 2012
Submitted on Sep 11, 2012

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