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Skipper (butterfly)

Atalopedes campestris

Description:

These 2 moths (or butterflies) were caught taking a late afternoon stop in the warm sun on our butterfly bush in the front garden. --- Not too sure is these should be classified as a moth or butterfly; hoping someone can identify the species for me. ---- UPDATE: Thanks to spotter KarenL these butterflies were identified as "Sachem skipper" butterflies. --- Thanks Karen!

Habitat:

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. In the US, This skipper is common from the southern United States to Brazil. It often ranges north to the northern states.

1 Species ID Suggestions

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago
Sachem skipper
Atalopedes campestris Atalopedes campestris


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2 Comments

gbruns
gbruns 12 years ago

Thanks Karen, always learning something new each day on Project Noah! ~ Greg ~

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Good spot gbruns! Sachem skippers are butterflies. The way you can tell is all butterflies have 'clubs' (a thickening) at the end of their antennae but moths do not.

gbruns
Spotted by
gbruns

Howell Township, New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Sep 9, 2011
Submitted on Sep 18, 2011

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