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Skipper Butterfly

Hesperiidae

Description:

Some type of moth, I believe. Tough to see markings in the pic, but he flew away before I could get more.

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

This is a Skipper Butterfly, Hesperiidae. Look at the typical large head. One of the most tricky butterfly to ID. Best chance if you can see all 4 sides.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipper_(bu...)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/189
Do you have other pictures?

MatthewO'Toole
Spotted by
MatthewO'Toole

Maywood, New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Sep 17, 2013
Submitted on Sep 20, 2013

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