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Regent skipper

Euschemon rafflesia

Description:

It was feeding in the late afternoon on a blooming wattle.

Habitat:

Rainforest edge

3 Comments

ScottHarte
ScottHarte 11 years ago

Wow! I didnt know skippers could be so large and colorful. I normally just see the plain small brown ones. Thanks again Martinl

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Close. This is a regent skipper. Skippers are the mothiest of the butterflies but none of them are as pretty as this one

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Can't find anything on this one. On Grevillea sissilis ?

ScottHarte
Spotted by
ScottHarte

4854, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Aug 28, 2012
Submitted on Sep 12, 2012

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