![]() ![]() Three-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes tripunctus) Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) Zarucco Duskywing is a butterfly of dry, hot, sandy areas. The tails are long on fresh individuals, but wear off fairly quickly.Īrchbold Biological Station, Highlands Co., FL. Vagrants may wander further north, as far North Carolina, Missouri, and northern California. The undersides are slightly purplish, especially in the camera's flash.ĭorantes Longtail is common in southern Florida, Texas, and Arizona. They normally perch on the undersides of leaves, with wings folded. Hammock Skipper is a large skipper found in the shady understory of hammocks. They weave together mangrove leaves with silk to form a shelter (here opened in order to take the photo). Mangrove Skipper caterpillars are also stunning: ruby-red with yellow-orange stripes. They usually perch flat on the undersides of leaves (this photo was taken looking up from below the leaf). ![]() ![]() Mangrove Skipper is a large skipper of shady coastal hammocks in the southern 2/3 of Florida, where its host plant, the Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), grows. Papilionidae and Pieridae | Lycaenidae | Nymphalidae | Hesperiidae | Moths Hesperiidae - Skippersĭagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, Key Largo, Monroe Co., FL. All photos were taken using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50, most with the addition of a Sony VCL-M3358 close-up lens. Here's a selection of Lepidoptera images from a trip to south Florida, June 22-29, 2010. ![]()
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