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Skipper Butterfly

Hesperia comma

Description:

Brown moth or butterfly. Not sure what species though.. Hesperia comma a fellow member says. Does anyone know the subspecies?

Habitat:

Sitting on the azalea flowers..


No species ID suggestions

3 Comments

bayucca
bayucca a year ago

I don't think this one is Hesperia comma. Look at the pictures and you will see the differences with yours. I try to get a little bit closer, but this one might be a tricky one. There are several around with little spots at the forewing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperia_co...

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 a year ago

Thanks bayucca..

bayucca
bayucca a year ago

It is a skipper butterfly.

Wayne, New Jersey, USA

Lat: 40.95, Long: -74.26

Spotted on Sep 12, 2011
Submitted on Jan 29, 2012

Reference

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