BUTTERFLIES OF GEORGIA’S PIEDMONT REGION |
Family Hesperiidae (the skippers), subfamily Pyrginae (spread-wing skippers)
long-tailed skipper
Urbanus proteus
nectaring on Buddleja davidii |
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Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve DeKalb County, 16 July 2008 |
1931 Prospect Road Morgan County, 11 October 20109 |
nectaring on Lantana camara |
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Stone Mountain Park DeKalb County, 9 August 2011 |
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nectaring on Eupatorium serotinum |
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Monastery of the Holy Spirit Rockdale County, 14 September 2011 |
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Photos and video by Jim Allison |
larva in a bean-leaf tent |
Lake Tobesofkee Bibb County, 12 September 2005 |
Photo by Rose Payne |