Yellow-banded Dart

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Mar 14, 2005

Here is one of the very small skippers, the Yellow-banded Dart, Ocybadistes walkeri visiting our Buddleia last weekend

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konkreteblond Burleson, TX(Zone 8a) Mar 14, 2005

These little guys are cute, but hard to identify. Recognize these??

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Mar 14, 2005

The one on the left is a moth, and that is as close as I can get. The one on the right is a butterfly, and is certainly one of the skippers Hesperiidae. The nearest I can get to it is that it might be the Whirlabout Polites vibex http://www.nearctica.com/butter/plate29/Pvibex.htm
Whatever species it is, it is a male, because of the black streak on the forewing

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konkreteblond Burleson, TX(Zone 8a) Mar 15, 2005

Thanks! Whirlabout is a cute name. :) I thought that was cute when I took the pic, a moth and a butterfly. I have several different kinds of skippers. One or all are really LOUD! They make a noise like a bee when they fly by.

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