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hobomok skipper

Poanes hobomok

Description:

Fairly certain is a moth, I know the picture is poor, but hoping it is distinctive enough to identify.

Habitat:

Mixed woods

1 Species ID Suggestions

Sarah Mays
Sarah Mays 11 years ago
hobomok skipper
poanes hobomok


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3 Comments

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 11 years ago

Thank you all for your help, have never seen one of these before.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

I don't know, maybe a skipper butterfly

bee.jacbs
bee.jacbs 11 years ago

Though it looks like a moth, this actually belongs to the butterfly family Hesperidae, the Skippers.

chesterbperry
Spotted by
chesterbperry

East Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Aug 5, 2012
Submitted on Aug 7, 2012

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