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Zabulon Skipper Butterfly (female)

Poanes zabulon

Description:

Family: Hesperiidae (Skippers) Female. Wingspan: 34.9 mm to 41.22 mm. The upperside is dark brown with large glassy spots near the fore wing outer margin. The underside is a brownish/burgundy color with the hindwing after a white streak on a costal edge. The wing margins are frosted. Adult food: Honeysuckle, pea family, red clover, blackberry to name a few. Hosts: grasses

Habitat:

Meadow with abundant plants

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Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Aug 22, 2013
Submitted on Aug 28, 2013

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