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Wind's Skipper (Windia windi) |
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Wind's Skipper (Windia windi H.A. Freeman) Wing span: 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches (3.2 - 3.8 cm). Identification: Gray brown with large translucent patches on forewing. Male forewing pointed. Life history: Males perch in gullies at bottoms of steep canyons to await females. Flight: August-September (1 flight). Caterpillar hosts: Unknown. Adult food: Unknown. Habitat: Subtropical scrub. Range: Western Mexico. Rare vagrant to southeastern Arizona. |
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