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Heliopetes latviana
Colored as shown. Medium-sized skipper butterfly.
This specimen was basking and nectaring on understory plants near the visitor center at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park. Overall habitat is mesquite forest with scattered "resacas," which are oxbow lakes.
Spotted on Nov 7, 2013
Submitted on Nov 14, 2013
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