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Great White Longtail

Urbanus chalco

Description:

long-tailed skipper

Notes:

Landing on tree leaves along a stream at Maipaima Eco Lodge. I found a match for this skipper on this website: http://www.faunaparaguay.com/pyrginae.ht...

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11 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks Dan and Chief RedEarth!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Incredible!

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks everyone for all the nice comments.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

I love the colours - your photos are simply great !!

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

Sweet!

Love it too! Beautiful spot Tom15!

Lovely long tail skipper, I adore her fluffy white long tails.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Absolutely gorgeous!

DB
DB 11 years ago

Beautiful spotting! I think you are right, looks like Urbanus chalco.
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtm...

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks Gerardo, I've been looking and haven't found a picture of this kind of skipper yet.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

This one is really nice never seen one like this great spot :)

Tom15
Spotted by
Tom15

Guyana

Spotted on Mar 18, 2012
Submitted on Jan 28, 2013

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