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Common Small Flat

Sarangesa dasahara

Description:

Dark brownish black Skipper, about 40 mm wide.

Habitat:

Spotted on the wall.

Notes:

Pyrginae males maintain territories and frequently perch on overhanging branches and tree trunks. They do not visit flowers for sustenance, but rather drink fluids from dung, carrion, and rotting fruit.

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2 Comments

eeptii x
eeptii x 9 years ago

Thanks Nuwan.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago

it's a butterfly (family Hesperidae)

eeptii x
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eeptii x

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Jan 2, 2015
Submitted on Jan 2, 2015

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