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Mon, Jun 11, 12 at 11:09
I don't think I've ever seen one of these. It was almost as big as a Buckeye. The coppery color on its wings was sort of shiny/metalic looking. Kinda pretty for a brown butterfly.
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- Posted by flatwoods_farm 9A Riverview, F (My Page) on Mon, Jun 11, 12 at 13:27
| Dusky Roadside Skipper |
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- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Mon, Jun 11, 12 at 22:05
| Hmmm....I thought all the roadside skippers were of the "airplane" winged types, which this one definitely is not. Also, dusky roadside skippers don't occur in Missouri. Looks to me more like a female horace's duskywing, possibly a juvenal's duskywing. Nice picture, Christie! Sherry |
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- Posted by butterflymomok (My Page) on Mon, Jun 11, 12 at 22:12
| Christie, Definitely a female Horace Duskywing. I have seen some beautiful ones this year with intense coloring. Great photo! They do like the Verbena bonairiensis. Sandy |
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