Sunny, almost 90F, and windy in open areas. Not a potentially birdie day, so we went Edinburg Wetlands this morning where it is sheltered and often has a lot of butterflies. (And we had to take our bottles and cans to the recycling center anyway.)
Then, some colorful butterflies, and a tiny one. I'm not even going to bother labeling because...........
...because we got a big one today. So let's cut the crap and go to the chase.
The following is a Falcate Skipper Spathilepia clonius. (falcate - curved like a sickle; hooked)
"Range: Argentina north through Central America to Mexico. A rare stray to South Texas." Pictures from a set of a dozen or more I took this morning today at Edinburg Wetlands. 😄
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Is that last one the Falcate Skipper? Looks like it. And is the tiny yellow skipper with dark spots the one you can't ID? That's a Fiery Skipper.
Miss those butterflies: American Lady, Fiery Skipper, Laviana White-Skipper and Gulf Fritillary. Never seen a Falcate Skipper. Very cool.
I could I.D., I just chose not to bother labeling. There is also a Painted Lady shot in the set, but it sucked and Rickard was excited by the Falcate. And when Mike is excited about a bug it is likely worth the time and effort to get it. So I did.
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