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bug loveUm… two more. This one’s a pair of mating butterflies…
… but inland on Vieques. They’re maybe 2″ in diameter, and hairy as a pair of moths, but their antennae say “butterfly”, don’t they?
Jim
Hi Jim,
These are Checkered Skippers in the genus Pyrgus. Skippers are classified as butterflies.
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