Rare Skipper

The rare skipper is a medium sized butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers). Its wingspan is 1½ to 2⅛ inches (3.9 to 5.4 cm). The uppersides of both wings are yelloworange with a black margin, which is wider on females. The undersides of the wings are yellow-orange on the forewing and yellow on the hindwing.

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Ruddy Daggerwing

Identification of Ruddy Daggerwing--tip of forewing is elongated, hindwing has long dagger-like tails. Upperside is orange with 3 thin black lines. Underside is mottled brown and black, resembling a dead leaf. Like the adult form, their primary colors are orange and black. Their host plants are in the Ficus family.  These caterpillars were found and raised on Strangler Fig, Ficus aurea. Eggs are laid near the edge of a leaf.

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Red-banded Hairstreak

Red-banded Hairstreak, one of our most normal and different hairstreaks. They happen throughout North Carolina, but are most exceptionally normal in the Coastal Plain and easier Piedmont.

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Red Admiral

The Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe, Asia and North America. The Red Admiral has a 45–50 mm, wing span. The species is resident only in warmer areas, but migrates north in spring, and sometimes again in autumn. This large butterfly is identified by its striking dark brown, red, and black wing pattern. More specifically, the dark wings possess orange bands that cross the fore wings and on the outer edge of the hind wings; white spots on the dorsal fore wings near the front margin; reddish bars on dorsal surface of all four wings The caterpillar feeds on nettles,

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