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Common Checkered-Skipper
Stanley Jones

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis: Hesperiidae) Nectaring Calico Aster. Maybe a Plaster Bee in the background.
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Habitat
Open park with scattered pecan at ca. 151 m (495 ft) elevation.
Location
Along Nolan Creek in Yeti Polk Park, Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
November 2018
Scientific name
Pyrgus communis
Equipment used
Canon
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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Gosh!!! A lovely double catch on a very pretty flower too.

A super picture this Stanley - many thanks for showing it to us my friend.
 
bievreJJ
stunning closeup, Stanley!!! splendid colors of both the butterfly and the flowers and amazing details, top marks, many tfs!!!
 
KC Foggin
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Such stunning detail you've captured in this beautiful Butterfly Stanley.
 
Kits
Wonderfully detailed close up of this lovely creature with such pretty markings, and the bee is a bonus, Stanley.
 

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Butterflies & Moths
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