Long-tailed Skipper is found throughout North Carolina, but only common along the coast in fall, when good numbers often migrate from further south.
New Hanover Co., NC 8/30/08.
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| Long-tailed Skipper is found throughout North Carolina, but only common along the coast in fall, when good numbers often migrate from further south. New Hanover Co., NC 8/30/08. |
| One of our most stunning and unmistakable skippers, with long tail-like wing projections and glowing blue-green color on the upper surfaces near the body. Pender Co., NC 8/27/05. |
| Dare Co., NC 11/6/05. |
| Scotland Co., NC, 9/24/2003. |
| Pender Co., NC 8/27/05. |
| Scotland Co., NC, 9/24/2003. |
| Craven Co., NC 10/12/01. |
| Sometimes the long tails wear completely off! Hyde Co., NC 11/15/03. |
| Enjoying a bird dropping. New Hanover Co., NC 8/28/04. |
Revised 9/10/08 cwcook@duke.edu
All photographs and text ©2005 by Will Cook.