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Butterfly

Hesperiidae

Habitat:

Found hanging from a tree branch.

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2 Comments

Malcolm Abidin
Malcolm Abidin 11 years ago

Thanks for the correction :)

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Hi Malcom, this is not a moth but a nice skipper from the family Hesperiidae. Butterfly due to the clubbed antennae. Moths have usually featherlike or straight antennae are are sometimes also flying around during the day. Nice spotting!

Malcolm Abidin
Spotted by
Malcolm Abidin

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Spotted on Jul 30, 2011
Submitted on Jul 28, 2012

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