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Pyrgus oileus
The extensive bluish-gray hair-like scales on base of of wings and thorax help distinguish this from the Common White Checkered Skipper.
In the grass near a flower patch at the Highlands Lake Inn.
This species is pretty common in FL but is a rare-stray in the Carolinas. (Butterflies of the Carolinas)
Spotted on Sep 25, 2011
Submitted on Sep 25, 2011
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