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Sachem

Atalopedes campestris

Description:

Female Sachem nectaring at a Lantana in Hephzibah, GA.

Habitat:

Urban

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8 Comments

Liam
Liam 11 years ago

Hey thanks guys, I really appreciate it! :)

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

:) i'am making a time travelling by photos,returning to the begining
by the way i would love to se the first of all noah spottings:)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Great first spot Liam!! Welcome to Project Noah!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

great cach Liam,your first spotting:)i know you are a man of few words and i like that,let me congratulate you for your awesome spotting page and for the infinit id suggestions that you make for all of us,i never se a person so young and so expert in birds,etc...,never,great knowlegded,at first,based on your comments and in your knowlegded,i thougth you where rufly a guy with a age like mine,when i realize(facebook:) your age :) well i told every body arround me your story ,thanks for sharing all that good things

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

lovely!

hg_williams3
hg_williams3 12 years ago

hey thanks great sources i think ill use those for my references will post them soon they are in draft state currently tell me what you think then

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

They are two very similar species, I believe one way to differentiate them is the dark corner of the hindwing that many Sachems show (though this one strangely enough, does not).
See here: http://www.rlephoto.com/skippers_grass2/...
http://www.rlephoto.com/skippers_grass1/...

hg_williams3
hg_williams3 12 years ago

are these related to fiery skippers i saw fiery skippers and one just like this i thought they were the same

Liam
Spotted by
Liam

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Jul 22, 2011
Submitted on Jul 23, 2011

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