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long_tailed_skipper from Colorado I am not sure whether this is the same species as this one,<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/34916/long_tailed_skipper.html" title="long_tailed_skipper"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2552/34916_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1770854410&Signature=2kMusfufYZ5CNPn7VTGUZNB9dqQ%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="long_tailed_skipper For http://www.jungledragon.com/user/651/wildflower.html and http://www.jungledragon.com/user/2527/ramavishnu.html who are doing their best with my skippers.<br /> Hope this helps, it is a lateral view of the species on the leaf Butterfly,Costa Rica,Fall,Geotagged,Hesperiidae,Plain Longtail,Urbanus simplicius,skipper" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/34887/long_tailed_skipper.html" title="Long tailed skipper"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2552/34887_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1770854410&Signature=QRxbLTacAJg2IXjrCANzBuaMIvs%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Long tailed skipper Frankly, I am just not qualified to ID those, there are so many and they all look very similar.<br /> There seems to be a new species coming up every 2-3 weeks and it is tricky to say the least.<br /> So your help is appreciated. Costa Rica,Fall,Geotagged,Hesperiidae,Insects,Plain Longtail,Urbanus simplicius,butterfly,long tail,skipper" /></a></figure><br /> To me the stripes and tails look a bit different to me Taken a month ago in Colorado. Costa Rica,Fall,Geotagged,Hesperiidae,Plain Longtail,Urbanus simplicius,butterfly,long tailed skipper,skipper Click/tap to enlarge

long_tailed_skipper from Colorado

I am not sure whether this is the same species as this one,

long_tailed_skipper For http://www.jungledragon.com/user/651/wildflower.html and http://www.jungledragon.com/user/2527/ramavishnu.html who are doing their best with my skippers.<br /> Hope this helps, it is a lateral view of the species on the leaf Butterfly,Costa Rica,Fall,Geotagged,Hesperiidae,Plain Longtail,Urbanus simplicius,skipper

Long tailed skipper Frankly, I am just not qualified to ID those, there are so many and they all look very similar.<br /> There seems to be a new species coming up every 2-3 weeks and it is tricky to say the least.<br /> So your help is appreciated. Costa Rica,Fall,Geotagged,Hesperiidae,Insects,Plain Longtail,Urbanus simplicius,butterfly,long tail,skipper

To me the stripes and tails look a bit different to me Taken a month ago in Colorado.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Really cool Annette how quickly you are maximizing the use of JD's features. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Annette Flottwell's profile
      Annette Flottwell
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      :) I love the features. Thank you for providing this site. Posted 10 years ago
  3. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    The stripes look the same to me, the tails could be damaged. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View RMFelix's profile
      RMFelix
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      Wildflower, in this photo, the basal line underside of the hind wing, connects directly to the second costal spot, forming a continuous line. do you agree? If so, this one probably should be Urbanus simplicius. I found this paper http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/1960s/1965/1965-19(1)53-Tilden.pdf that helps on external/internal gnosis and specific comparison, between U.procne and U.simplicius. Posted 10 years ago
      1. View WildFlower's profile
        WildFlower
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        That's what I meant, both of them are Urbanus simplicius.
        Long tailed skipper Frankly, I am just not qualified to ID those, there are so many and they all look very similar.<br /> There seems to be a new species coming up every 2-3 weeks and it is tricky to say the least.<br /> So your help is appreciated. Costa Rica,Fall,Geotagged,Hesperiidae,Insects,Plain Longtail,Urbanus simplicius,butterfly,long tail,skipper
         Posted 10 years ago
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    Annette Flottwell
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    Thanks to you both!! Great help. Posted 10 years ago

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The Plain Longtail

The Plain Longtail is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular Florida.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Annette Flottwell
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By Annette Flottwell

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Uploaded Dec 19, 2015. Captured Nov 17, 2015 12:59 in 601, Costa Rica.
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  • NIKON D4
  • f/16.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO3200
  • 180mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.