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BUTTERFLIES OF GEORGIA’S PIEDMONT REGION |
Family Hesperiidae (the skippers), subfamily Megathyminae (spread-wing skippers)
Yucca giant-skipper
Megathymus yuccae
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perched on the host plant, Yucca filamentosa |
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Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge Jones County, 3 April 2011 |
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Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve DeKalb County, 21 April 20089 |
Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve DeKalb County, 25 April 2008 |
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| granite outcrop, southwestern Heard County, 22 March 2012 | |
Photos and video by Jim Allison |
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ovipositing on Yucca filamentosa |
egg on Yucca filamentosa
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larva on Yucca filamentosa |
| Montpelier Station Road, Bibb County, 4 April 2008 | Montpelier Station Road, Bibb County, 4 April 2008 | Montpelier Station Road, Bibb County, 20 April 2011 |
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chrysalis |
freshly emerged adult |
same adult, one hour later |
| Montpelier Station Road, Bibb County, 29 July 2007 | Montpelier Station Rd., Bibb County, 4 April 2008 |
Montpelier Station Rd., Bibb County, 4 April 2008 |
| Photos and video by Rose Payne | ||
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