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Male Fiery Skipper

What a great year for butterflies it has been. This beauty was on a flower called American Waterwillow. Male fiery skippers are orange with dark spots. The females are a dark brown with orange spots.
Male Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
American Waterwillow (Justicia Americana)

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