Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1075766

Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus

Observation date: February 12, 2016
Submitted by: Arabella S Dane
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: it was a bout 70 degrees and sunny and it was working on the bougainvillea
Status: Resident
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: January 24, 2023
Coordinator notes: If this were "evona" those two dark spots on the HW would be floating free, and not connected to the HW. The FW spotting is right for proteus as well.
Checklist region(s): Mexico