Long-tailed Skipper, Urbanus proteus <LEP189>
This spectacular skipper is common in the South. It is so prevalent that it flies in vast
migrations. The wings are brown, the
spots and head are golden. Tails are
gold-rimmed. Long furry scales clothe
the body, rendering it and the bases of the wings iridescent turquoise in
sunlight. Here is is shown nectaring
on pickleweed. |