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Wild Indigo Duskywing Skipper

Erynnis baptisiae

Description:

Upperside is darker on basal side and lighter on outer half, with a distinct orange-brown patch at the end of the cell. This spread wing skipper is about one and one-half inches.

Habitat:

This one was on the Tall Verbena.

Notes:

Nectar on blackberries, white sweet clover, dogbane, sunflower, crimson clover and others.

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gatorfellows
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gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 5, 2012
Submitted on May 6, 2012

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