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Hesperiidae - Skipper As per Ferdy, this is probably a skimmer/Hesperiidae. Here&#039;s a link to a similar butter<br /> <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/33483" rel="nofollow">https://bugguide.net/node/view/33483</a><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99624/hesperiidae.html" title="Hesperiidae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/4330/99624_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=yfMZZqy2Nku916sMMqgI%2BYaxwxU%3D" width="200" height="138" alt="Hesperiidae Here is another photo of same butterfly linked. Here you can see a little bit of both eyes.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99584/hesperiidae_-_skipper.html<br /> Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> <br /> Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Hesperiidae - Skipper

As per Ferdy, this is probably a skimmer/Hesperiidae. Here's a link to a similar butter
https://bugguide.net/node/view/33483

Hesperiidae Here is another photo of same butterfly linked. Here you can see a little bit of both eyes.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99584/hesperiidae_-_skipper.html<br /> Fall,Geotagged,United States



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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    This is probably a skipper (family Hesperiidae). You can recognize them from their wide/big heads compared to other butterfly families. In dutch we literally call them big heads :) Posted 5 years ago
    1. View DebRich's profile
      DebRich
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      Good call. I just saw a Hylephila phyleus on budGuide and it does look very much like this butterfly, You can't see by my photo, but it does have a fringe around its outer wing. And this photo on bugguide shows the same type of eye, although the antennae are shoter, but have red tips. Thanks! Posted 5 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 6, 2020. Captured Nov 19, 2011 12:41 in 216 W Magnolia Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA.
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  • NIKON D5100
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 185mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.