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Skipper Butterfly

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Description:

A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.

Habitat:

spotted on a mango tree leaf along the trail of Mt. Gulugod Baboy

Notes:

1cm in size

1 Species ID Suggestions

John B.
John B. 6 months ago
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Halpe purpurascens Butterflies in the Philippines


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thank you so much :)

Mabini, Calabarzon, Philippines

Spotted on Jul 6, 2014
Submitted on Jul 8, 2014

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